# Apparel Retail — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Apparel retailers design, manufacture, and sell clothing and fashion items through direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and licensing channels. Key drivers include consumer discretionary spending sensitivity, volatile fashion trends, international supply chain costs and tariff exposure, and competition from e-commerce and discount retailers. TrendMatrix ranks 12 US-listed Apparel Retail stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Consumer Cyclical
- **Stocks tracked:** 12 (primer N: 12)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 3 neutral · 9 bearish · avg score 5.24
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [AEO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/AEO) | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.8 | $17.25 | +20.6% |
| 2 | [CRI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CRI) | Carter's, Inc. | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $36.46 | +10.7% |
| 3 | [GAP](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/GAP) | Gap, Inc. (The) | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $24.52 | +12.4% |
| 4 | [VSCO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/VSCO) | Victorias Secret & Co. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.7 | $51.20 | +11.6% |
| 5 | [BKE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BKE) | Buckle, Inc. (The) | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $55.55 | +0.7% |
| 6 | [TJX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TJX) | TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $156.72 | +3.7% |
| 7 | [ANF](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ANF) | Abercrombie & Fitch Company | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $84.44 | +22.8% |
| 8 | [BOOT](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BOOT) | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $170.72 | +21.1% |
| 9 | [BURL](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BURL) | Burlington Stores, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $318.93 | +1.2% |
| 10 | [LULU](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/LULU) | lululemon athletica inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $138.30 | +17.9% |
| 11 | [ROST](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ROST) | Ross Stores, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.0 | $228.09 | -1.0% |
| 12 | [URBN](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/URBN) | Urban Outfitters, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $70.07 | +2.4% |

## Recent 8-K Events (last 30 days)

- **LULU** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-22): . | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 21, 2026, lululemon athletica inc. entered into an employment agreement with Heidi O'Neill whereby it agreed to appoint Ms.
- **BKE** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-09): Scott A. Werth appointed Senior Vice President of Stores effective March 31, 2026. 37-year Buckle veteran; previously VP of Sales and Strategy. No departure announced.

## Cross-Company Themes

- **Vietnam and Cambodia vendors** — 1 companies (ANF)
- **California, Texas** — 1 companies (BOOT)
- **Indonesia** — 1 companies (GAP)
- **Vietnam** — 1 companies (GAP)
- **private label merchandise** — 1 companies (BKE)

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