Specialty Retailers

July 14, 2009

Specialty Retailers SISOAs with Building Suppliers, several retail outlets have held up well even though retail sales overall have declined sharply. Short-sellers now believe that the fortunes of these companies will soon share a similar experience with the rest of the retail sector: Dress Barn (DBRN), Joseph A. Bank (JOSB), Children’s Place (PLCE), and HHGregg (HGG).

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