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August 31, 2009

Talented Blonde’s Mall Crawl Redux: “Less Bad” Doesn’t Mean Better

Talented Blonde’s Mall Redux: “Less Bad Doesn’t Mean Better”If you are a frequent reader of Talented Blonde, then you know that I am extremely bearish on the consumer right now. Although I am considered by many as a stocks commentator, I believe I separate myself from a lot of other media pundits, in […]

Filed by admin at August 31st, 2009 under Kristin Bentz, Wal-mart, Talented Blonde, Yahoo!, Recession, Abercrombie & Fitch, BKE, Fox News, WMT, Top retail picks, UNIQLO, H&M, Mickey Drexler, Retail, Yahoo! Tech Ticker, Aeropostale, I-phone, American Eagle, Joe's Jeans, Specialty Denim, True Religion, Apple, JCrew, talentedblonde.com, Economy, Twilight, Vampire, buckle, DLIA, AEO, TLB, GPS, CWTR, JCG, Tech, ANN, TRLG, DENIM, hot topic, love it, ANF, teen retail, Same Store Sales, AAPL, RIMM, LTD, APP, Luxury, HOTT, ARO, URBN, PSUN, Conjecture, NOK, zumz, TGT, Shameless Self-Promotion, fashion
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August 24, 2009

Twilight Cosmetics: Are Retailers Jumping the Shark?

Ok—I like a good book like the next gal. But , seriously . . . Twilight cosmetics?! I might like to watch vampires—but I sure as hell don’t want to look like one. The latest case of retailers hopping on beauty license cape –um I mean bandwagon is Lambus Partners licensing of the […]

Filed by admin at August 24th, 2009 under Twilight, talentedblonde.com, Economy, Retail, Dillards, Nordstrom, Cosmetics, JWN, EL, Estee Lauder, Recession, Talented Blonde, ULTA, Conjecture, Pvt Equity, teen retail, HOTT, DDS, Kristin Bentz, Wal-mart, WMT, hot topic
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April 9, 2009

Catch Me on Fox Biz @ 8:00 am EST for Comps Day

Good morning!
Well, its that time again! Crazy retail comps day! Tune in to Fox Business News “Money For Breakfast” with Alexis Glick today at 8 am, and watch me call B.S. on the “Easter Shift”!
Names I like today are: BKE (The Buckle), APP (American Apparel) and ARO (Aeropostale).
Happy Comping!
-TB

Filed by admin at April 9th, 2009 under ARO, HOTT, AEO, Fast Retailing, Fox News, Alexis Glick, Fox Business News, APP, Same Store Sales, ANF, American Apparel, ANN, Shameless Self-Promotion, fashion
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January 14, 2009

ICR XChange-Talented Blonde Goes Behind the Orange Curtain

Ah . . .it’s good to be back in Orange County. Weather like this always makes me wonder why in the hell I left in the first place. Oh yeah, Wall Street. Hmph. . . anywho I will be blogging and tweeting live during the mother of all retail conferences, the ICR XCHANGE January 14 […]

Filed by admin at January 14th, 2009 under GOLF, ULTA, APP, UA, GES, HOTT, AEO, Top retail picks, WWW, UGGS, DECK, PSUN, zumz, TRLG, DENIM, teen retail, ANF, CROX, American Apparel, LULU, Pvt Equity, JCG, CWTR, love it
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December 26, 2008

Even Santa Needs A Bailout!!

A handful of retailers opted to buck the promo trend this holiday season and sell their product at full price! But is that enough to bail out the “fat man”? Check out the video here: 
And Happy Holidays TB readers!
xxoo
-Talented

Filed by admin at December 26th, 2008 under BBW, Video, Random Acts of Fashion, APP, HOTT, AEO, UGGS, DECK, DLIA, DDS, Shameless Self-Promotion, TLB, teen retail, ANF, hot topic, loathe it, Footwear, Same Store Sales, American Apparel, TRLG, DENIM, fashion
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November 28, 2008

The Lump of Coal Index: Which Retailers Will Go Bust?

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings this holiday season, but you have to be smokin’ crack to think that some of these retailers will make it in this “new economy”. Not only will there be clear winners and losers, some of these retailers are gonna go under. Here are 4 stocks to […]

Filed by admin at November 28th, 2008 under Random Acts of Fashion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Video, BBW, HOTT, PIR, TGT, Conjecture, teen retail, hot topic, Plus Size, Footwear, TRLG, loathe it
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