DESIGNER BRANDS- DSW- $14.80<----SOLD
Stoney, I think the consolidation is finally done with this perennial non-mover.
Should hold on to any gains now. That was a really good report. They upped guidance again.
$19-$20 on the way.
DBI >>>> $15.80
I don't know why Mrs. Stoney says the stores are trashy looking. Or was that you?
Probably you, always so cynical with VZ's picks.
Looks like a Restoration Hardware. Very inviting.
DSW growing sales with partners like New Balance, Puma, Reebok
DSW’s big-name partnerships are paying off.
Columbus-based owner Designer Brands Inc.
Thursday reported an 18.% year-over-year net sales increase to $830.5 million in its first quarter. The company also said it is gaining market share in multiple key categories.
CEO Roger Rawlins, in a Thursday morning call with stock analysts, highlighted the ongoing success of several key company initiatives, such as its move to focus more business with its top 50 brand partners.
Those brands accounted for 57% of Designer Brands (NYSE: DBI) sales in 2019. That's now 77% as customers are responding to tactics highlighting key partners.
Rawlins said
a shop-in-shop initiative with New Balance increased sales of that brand by 10% and similar efforts with partners like Puma, Crocs and Adidas. Reebok, Skechers and others will happen soon.
Sales of the shoe retailer's in-house brands also continue to increase, up 68% versus first quarter 2021, which itself was a 40% increase over the same period in 2020.
Rawlins said the business is well on its way to its goal of doubling those sales by 2026.
Citing data from market researcher NPD Group, the company said the Vince Camuto brand grew at eight times the rate of the fashion footwear segment overall and is now a top 15 brand in that space.
And while online sales continue to grow, shoppers have come back to the physical stores.
The retailer saw an 83% increase in store-only shoppers in the quarter.
“That’s in the millions of people who’ve come back to us,” Rawlins said.
Comparable sales rose 15.3% in the quarter. Net income was $26.2 million, or 34 cents a share.
Designer Brands also raised its earnings guidance for the year to between $1.90 and $2 a share. It’s the second time the company has raised its earnings target, which started in January at $1.57 to $1.80 a share.
“It’s clear we have risen from every challenge,” Rawlins said.