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Channel Checks With Independent Jewelers Indicate Trends Might Not Be As Bad as the Zales November Comp Would Have You...

March 11th, 2010

This report was originally published on 12/16/09.Shares of SIG (29.54 ↓0.94%) have pulled back in the past 10-days following ZLC (3.03↓6.19%)’s 10-Q filing, in which Zale’s reported...

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Signet Jewelers (SIG) Remains the Best Investment Vehicle in the Specialty Jewelery Space

March 10th, 2010

This report was originally published 9/9/09.SIG reported 2Q10 results this morning.  You can find the full press release here.  Overall, the company handily beat consensus expectations and the stock has reacted...

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Are Polished Diamond Prices About to Increase?

March 10th, 2010

This report was originally published 8/25/09.In a recent post on NILE (54.88 ↑1.95%), we discussed the primary fundamental short thesis on the stock, which included among other things the company’s “operating margin conundrum”.  In short, it is our view that...

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A Closer Look at Blue Nile’s Promotion Strategy and the Company’s Operating Margin Conundrum – The Fundamental...

March 10th, 2010

This report was originally published on 8/12/09.Approximately 6-weeks ago we introduced a pair trade recommendation Long Signet Jewelers/Short Blue Nile.  Thus far it has not yielded positive...

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A Pair Trade with Some Sparkle – Long Signet Jewelers/Short Blue Nile

March 8th, 2010

This report was originally published on 6/25/09.Over the past few months there have been some nascent signs of stabilization in consumer spending. For the most part we have avoided the entire consumer sector during the recovery in the market over...

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