cautiousone100

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cautiousone100 replied to the Emerging Retail and Apparel board. 12:34 PM

Re: too quiet here, lets talk transparency?

I received this WWD report from Retail Geeks. It's the first mention of what I've been wondering - did LULU modify the fabric's weave or treatment to enhance profit margin.
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cautiousone100 replied to the Emerging Retail and Apparel board. 11:28 AM

Re: too quiet here, lets talk transparency?

Denny,
I am still holding my shares and was actually looking to add, so I agree with your not jumping out comment. I also agree with your perception comment, however I disagree with the analysts part. Some do follow blogs, tweets, etc. to [more]

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cautiousone100 replied to the Emerging Retail and Apparel board. 7:18 PM

Re: too quiet here, lets talk transparency?

The Q&A portion of the cc transcripts has a lot of Qs on the quality problem. It seems that it's a fabrication problem wherein the fabric during tests was OK at original manufacture and construction, but somehow broke down afterward. They also [more]

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cautiousone100 replied to the Emerging Retail and Apparel board. 1:13 PM

Re: too quiet here, lets talk transparency?

The supplier came out today and said that it was not their issue; they made the bottoms according to specifications. The article stated that it's LULU's fourth quality issue, so this could definitely effect customer perception. At minimum, LULU [more]

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cautiousone100 replied to the Falling Knives board. 5:12 PM

Re: JCP

This just landed in my inbox - great details on the transition to catering to a hipper customer.

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cautiousone100 replied to the Falling Knives board. 3:10 PM

Re: JCP

What's interesting to me is that their Sephora, Izod, Levis are doing really well. Until recently, I had not seen a JCP promotion of these brands. A couple of weeks ago I saw an ad for the JCP Levis Bar. These are three brands that I started buying [more]