Paul Lejuez

J.C. Penney Falls as CEO’s Store Tour Gets Tepid Response

J.C. Penney Co. dropped the most in four months after Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson’s showcase of the stores’ new layout failed to inspire confidence in his remake of the 110-year-old retailer.

Nomura Holdings Hires Paul Lejuez of Credit Suisse as U.S. Retail Analyst

Nomura Holdings Inc. , Japan’s biggest brokerage, hired Paul Lejuez of Credit Suisse Group AG as an analyst covering U.S. retail companies.

Gap’s Athleta Stalks Lululemon One Yoga Store at a Time

Last month Lululemon Athletica Inc. opened a store in Durham, North Carolina. Three weeks later Athleta, Gap Inc.’s answer to Lululemon, opened its own location in the same mall.

Talbots Last Best Hope Seen With Lowest-Valuation Sycamore Offer: Real M&A

Talbots Inc. may struggle to get a competing offer to beat the one it has sitting on the table right now from Sycamore Partners LP.

Talbots Aging Ungracefully Prompts Cheapest Apparel Bid With LBO: Real M&A

Talbots Inc. is so cheap that the apparel retailer may now lure private-equity firms even after losing $763 million in the past four years.

Michael Kors Rises as Status Symbols Push Profit Past Estimates

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., the luxury-goods maker and retailer founded by the eponymous designer, had the biggest gain since its stock-market debut after accessories sales drove earnings to more than double analysts’ estimates.

J.C. Penney Posts Third-Quarter Loss on Retirement-Plan Costs

J.C. Penney Co. Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson, who took over this month after running Apple Inc.’s retail operations, is reviewing products, pricing and promotional strategies to help revive sales.

Wall Street Falls In Love With Gap Again as Clothes Sell

Wall Street loves Gap Inc. Again.

Analysts Prove Hazardous as Contrarian Stocks Surge

Following the advice of equity analysts may be perilous for your profits.

Michael Kors Brand Takes on Coach in U.S. Luxury Market

Coach Inc. faces an upstart with momentum and brand recognition. His name is Michael Kors.

"We want to believe this can work, and longer term, we think it will."

- Paul Lejuez on Sep 20, 2012

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‘Iron Man 3’ Tops Movie Sales Again With $72.5 Million

Gates Backs Obama Administration Handling of Benghazi

Sharif Claims Pakistan Win as Khan Sees Stronger Democracy

Europe Seeks Fiscal Realism as Slump Prompts U.S. Pressure

Taiwan Threatens to Halt Filipino Hiring Over Fisherman’s Death