Stacey Widlitz is the president of SW Retail Advisors, a consulting firm with offices in London and New York. She advises institutional investors as well as retailers with a need for International expertise in the consumer sector. Stacey is also a CNBC Contributor.
After receiving an MBA from NYU, Widlitz started her career covering retail equities at PaineWebber (now UBS). She held senior analyst positions at UBS, SG Cowen, Fulcrum Partners and Pali Capital, where she covered an eclectic group from discounters to luxury. After 12 years of covering retail equities, she launched SW Retail Advisors in 2011. She publishes a monthly newsletter "What You Need to Know Across the Retail Pond."
| May 16, 2013 | 11:00 AM EDT
Wal-Mart pins its awful comps on the weather, the payroll tax and inflation.
| May 16, 2013
| 7:30 AM EDT
The Street was fully prepared for a negative sign in front of that $WMT comp but not a -1.4%. Most concerning is traffic...
| May 15, 2013
| 8:24 AM EDT
$M checks all the boxes; buybacks, div hike and 3.8% comps. While the competition would kill for a high end comp in the ...
| May 14, 2013 | 11:00 AM EDT
Sales numbers have withstood the tax hike, expectations are low and second-quarter comparisons will be easy.
| Apr 30, 2013 | 11:00 AM EDT
Best Buy has sold its European joint-venture stake and can now focus on sustainable comparisons and margin stabilization.
| Apr 17, 2013 | 9:00 AM EDT
Investors will need to determine when to stop giving free passes.
| Apr 16, 2013
| 12:22 PM EDT
Last week we posted our weather blame game predictions including TGT and WMT. Today TGT is just getting us warmed up. A...
| Apr 12, 2013 | 3:00 PM EDT
From the Easter Bunny to the weather.
| Apr 09, 2013 | 8:11 AM EDT
J.C. Penney's board has recruited former CEO Mike Ullman to clean up Ron Johnson's mess.
| Apr 08, 2013
| 5:41 PM EDT
RON is out and so is his circle of yes. While many thought at this point Ron should stay (why not after admitting he wa...
