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The first two quarters of last year were OK but not stellar. If we still have double digit increases in earnings during the third quarter, that would be good news.
After a stellar September for retailers, it was a given to expect some weakness last month. But this is pretty amazing. I don't think I've seen this much red on the board.
It was a complete egg that was laid there. By all accounts, they got killed in apparel.
We don't have an opinion or more importantly a vote one way or another. We're not thrilled with it ... but it's essentially up to the analysts.
These numbers are not good. As one analyst put it, October will be the nightmare before Christmas.
The numbers look pretty good so far. We are seeing more surprises to the upside and this is a nice reversal of the trend that we had expected last month. Even among those retailers who missed our forecast, not many of them blamed gas prices for it.
We're getting some very good results today despite the very difficult 6.7 percent February same-store sales comparisons from last year.
That's a pretty long stretch, and investors are concerned that earnings could take a hit unless sales improve.
They're going to have to watch the bottom line and the margins very closely, ... This holiday season, retailers are going to be fighting for customers and fewer discretionary dollars.
Fourth-quarter retail earnings are expected to grow 13.5 percent. That's below last year's growth and could come down further if we see plenty of promotions.
