Scott Wapner (Host) 00:00.040
But Jim, I want to come over to you. You bought some on hold.
Jim Lebenthal (Chief Equity Strategist) 00:02.160
Yeah, well, brand matters in retail and Steve, you are on brand with that comment. Um uh look, I think that the uh retail consumer has really withstood a lot that has been thrown at him and her. Uh we had the shutdown which freaked people out. We had terrorist which freaked
Jim Lebenthal (Chief Equity Strategist) 00:18.160
people out. We had uh the resumption of student loans and yet the consumer still keep spending. Now, that might tempt one to say, "Hey, you can throw anything at the retail space and make money. That is hardly going to be the case. You have to picked stocks. As Courtney was
Jim Lebenthal (Chief Equity Strategist) 00:31.680
pointing out with regards to Lulu Lemon and Target, let's not forget Saks by the way is looking like it's about to go bankrupt. So it's not an easy space to be in. You have to pick the winning brands and on brands is clearly a winning brand right now. We saw that in the last
Jim Lebenthal (Chief Equity Strategist) 00:46.480
earnings report. I think we'll continue to see that in the all important holiday season which they will report in about a month and a half. And look this is a stock and this is a sector that I'm more likely to rent than to own long term. The instant that I see bad news on Ons
Jim Lebenthal (Chief Equity Strategist) 01:00.800
brand, I'm going to get out.