Bebe Stores Inc. (BEBE)

[BeeDoubleU]

bebe stores, inc. and Bluestar Alliance LLC Announce Strategic Joint Venture to Drive Execution of Global Licensing Model

Source: Business Wire
Brand Management Partner Funds $35 Million Investment in Joint Venture

bebe stores, inc. (Nasdaq:BEBE), today announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Bluestar Alliance LLC (“Bluestar”) and has received $35 million in connection with the formation of the joint venture.

Manny Mashouf, founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of bebe, stated, “Over decades we built one of the great global brands in the women’s fashion world. However, the value of our brand, its reach and potential is clearly not reflected in investors’ current perception of the Company and its valuation.” Mashouf further stated, “The strategic decision to aggressively pursue a licensing strategy allows us to capitalize on the value of our brand in all categories and channels on a global scale. We have seen significant demand from prospective licensees and expect to generate long-term, committed royalties.”

Under the terms of the agreement, bebe has contributed its trademarks and related intellectual property to a newly formed joint venture and has received just over 50% of the joint venture. Bluestar has contributed the $35 million to the newly formed joint venture that was then paid to bebe and has received just under 50% of the joint venture. Bluestar will leverage its existing brand management organization and infrastructure to develop a wholesale domestic and international lifestyle licensing business for the joint venture and will manage its day-to-day operations.

Joseph Gabbay, Chief Executive Officer of Bluestar, commented, “bebe is an iconic contemporary women’s brand with a loyal customer base and growing international presence. We believe the Company has significant long-term growth potential given its distinct market position, multiple channels of distribution and growing international brand awareness. We see a tremendous opportunity to leverage our brand expertise and capitalize bebe’s differentiated market position to build a global contemporary lifestyle brand.”

Manny Mashouf further noted, “Following a thorough evaluation of our business, the board unanimously agreed that the transaction with Bluestar is in the best interest of our company and shareholders. I am proud of the legacy brand we created over the last 40 years, and I believe that the partnership with Bluestar allows bebe to leverage our brand equity.”

Guggenheim Securities, LLC is serving as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal counsel to bebe. Blank Rome LLP is serving as legal counsel to Bluestar.

[T695]

Up almost 50% on less than $2000 in trades lmao dam market making manipulators

[GM26]

There is no BK, company still has no debt and is clearing dead stores that don't produce. IMO China licensing deal will pay huge benefits down the road. It's a good buy here at these prices for long term. Good luck.

[alchemytrader]

HmMm...i want to too but it seems more like BK soon.

They keep losing money and closing non producing stores.

[alchemytrader]

what do you think of this play for a long here pete?

[jacksira]

NO comments on this stock? I got some yesterday give it a shot. 35 cents seems like a steal. Oh well if win this is good!

[stocktrademan]

$BEBE recent news/filings

bullish 0.551

$BEBE charts

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$BEBE company information

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Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/company-info
Ticker: $BEBE

$BEBE extra dd links

## STOCK DETAILS ##
After Hours Quote (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/after-hours
Option Chain (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/option-chain
Historical Prices (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=BEBE+Historical+Prices
Company Profile (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=BEBE+Profile
Industry (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/in?s=BEBE+Industry

## COMPANY NEWS ##
Market Stream (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/stream
Latest news (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/news - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=BEBE+Headlines

## STOCK ANALYSIS ##
Analyst Research (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/analyst-research
Guru Analysis (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/guru-analysis
Stock Report (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/stock-report
Competitors (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/competitors
Stock Consultant (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/stock-consultant
Stock Comparison (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/stock-comparison
Investopedia (investopedia.com): http://www.investopedia.com/markets/stocks/BEBE/?wa=0
Research Reports (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/research
Basic Tech. Analysis (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=BEBE+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Barchart (barchart.com): http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/BEBE

## FUNDAMENTALS ##
Call Transcripts (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/call-transcripts
Annual Report (companyspotlight.com): http://www.companyspotlight.com/library/companies/keyword/BEBE
Income Statement (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/financials?query=income-statement
Revenue/EPS (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/revenue-eps
SEC Filings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/sec-filings
Latest filings (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/filings
Latest financials (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/financials
Short Interest (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/short-interest
Dividend History (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/dividend-history
RegSho (regsho.com): http://www.regsho.com/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=BEBE&search=search
OTC Short Report (otcshortreport.com): http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=BEBE
Short Sales (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/short-sales
Key Statistics (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BEBE+Key+Statistics
Insider Roster (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=BEBE+Insider+Roster
Income Statement (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=BEBE
Balance Sheet (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=BEBE
Cash Flow (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=BEBE+Cash+Flow&annual

## HOLDINGS ##
Major holdings (cnbc.com): http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/BEBE/tab/8.1
Insider transactions (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=BEBE+Insider+Transactions
Insider transactions (secform4.com): http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/BEBE.BEBE
Insider transactions (insidercrow.com): http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=BEBE
Ownership Summary (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/ownership-summary
Institutional Holdings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/institutional-holdings
Insiders (SEC Form 4) (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/BEBE/insider-trades
Insider Disclosure (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEBE/insider-transactions

## SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES ##
PST (pennystocktweets.com): http://www.pennystocktweets.com/stocks/profile/BEBE
Market Watch (marketwatch.com): http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/BEBE
Bloomberg (bloomberg.com): http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BEBE:US
Morningstar (morningstar.com): http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/s?t=BEBE
Bussinessweek (businessweek.com): http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=BEBE

[offensiveortiz]

Let's go wanna see bebe hit $1

[$Pistol Pete$]

$BEBE 15' Chart

[freshy]

INsider buying noted above..Dolla Holla!

[bigarow]

Must be news coming out.

[Chance]

signs are likely now riding up the top band....

potentially beginning the ride up the Top band

indicators > http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BEBE&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p54670014391

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[Chance]

remained well above 20day/av 2nd day

[Chance]

hit resistance at the 50day likely crossing again next....

some indies > http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BEBE&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p81453844064

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BEBE&p=D&yr=0&mn=3&dy=0&id=p41062325822

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[Chance]

five and a half percent gain decent day

[Chance]

indies based on fundies news

[Chance]

will try for a good spot tomorrow....

maybe it might pullback some
maybe all the way back around the 20day/av
will be looking for a spot somewhere like that
though of course maybe no pullback at all
might play 2 positions either way for the better chance

some indies > http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BEBE&p=D&yr=0&mn=3&dy=0&id=p83661130772

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BEBE&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p45199344368


in my view the indicators look pretty good / been watching them shape up for a while

share price now on the top side of the 20day .. so maybe increasing uptrending could happen once it breaks resistance of the Top Band at .44 where its at now .. (though the 50day at .47 would be next resistance soon after)

so again .. likely a pullback first to the Mid Band/20day/av before rebounding back for 'maybe' continuing a run into the pivots where the bulls are supposed to pick up their pace .. although of course .. maybe not

and of course .. there's more to it than indies .. yet for me ... indicators are the best indicators to look at .. can't think of too many others .. haha

the rest is just fundies .. and they're all cut and dry right off at first glance .. and then even likely to be a 'stretch'.. ta say the least .. so after a quick once over thats it for them for me

price action shown more by indies and L2 more than anything is where its at .. product lines don't determine day by day share price action the way i see it

[Chance]

will

[Chance]

didn't get in the play today

[Chance]

been watch'n an wait'n 4 this 2 cross the 20day

[Soco54]

This is like the limbo. How low can she go

[T695]

J.C. Penney to Sell Appliances Again -- Update

Source: Dow Jones News
By Suzanne Kapner
In 1983, J.C. Penney Co. got out of the appliance business, so it could make more room for apparel in its department stores.

Now, the company is bringing back washers, stoves and other large home appliances as Penney seeks to claw back some of the sales it ceded to rivals.

The move is the latest attempt by a department store chain to make its giant stores more productive by adding goods that people are buying at a time when sales of core offerings like apparel and accessories are sluggish. Macy's Inc. recently added consumer-electronics areas in a handful of stores through a partnership with Best Buy Co.

"This is an opportunity to increase sales productivity and give shoppers what they are looking for," said Penney CEO Marvin Ellison, who previously worked for a dozen years at another big appliance seller, Home Depot Inc.

Penney is trying to recover ground lost to a failed overhaul by former CEO Ron Johnson. Analysts expect its sales for the current fiscal year, which ends this month, to be more than $4 billion below 2011 levels, when they totaled $17.3 billion. Particularly hard hit were home goods such as bedding, towels and kitchen tools, which accounted for 18% of sales in 2010, but fell to 12% in 2014.

To get existing customers to spend more, Penney executives began asking the question: "What would shoppers buy if we sold it?" Mr. Ellison said.

It turned out that appliances were one of the top items that shoppers searched for on Penney's website. Mr. Ellison saw an opportunity to add back appliances in departments adjacent to those that sell bedding, drapery and other items for the home.

After surveying more than 1,000 shoppers and hiring a consulting firm to further analyze the move, Penney plans to reintroduce appliances to stores in San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa, Fla. beginning Feb. 1.

The stores will carry between 90 and 150 kitchen and laundry models from General Electric Co., Hotpoint, LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., and Mr. Ellison said he is prepared to expand appliances to more stores if the initial test is a success. To make room, he plans to scale back some of the floor space dedicated to furniture.

In doing so, Penney would be taking on Sears Holdings Corp., which still is the nation's top appliance retailer, according to TraQline, a market share tracking survey owned by The Stevenson Co.

Sears, which held a 25.5% share of appliance sales as of September, down from 33.3% in September 2006, has faced increasing competition from Lowe's Cos., Home Depot and Best Buy. Together, those four retailers command nearly 70% of the U.S. market, according to TraQline.

Mr. Ellison said he wasn't worried about muscling into a crowded field. "We don't see Home Depot in our competitive set," he said, noting that slightly more than half of the home improvement chain's customers were men, while 70% of Penney's customers are women.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 19, 2016 19:37 ET (00:37 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

[T695]

BEBE looking good

[Roy London]

BEBE held up..but its tricky from here... crossing the 13 day and the 24 day..chasing can be a mistake..if it continues the 62 day just may be the target

[Strukture]

BEBE Boom 2 gaps to fill .94 & 1.73!!

PSL banking on this one from .4s

Struk & The PSL
pvt for info

[Roy London]

BEBE rocking the house

[Lone Wolf]

POS shorts!! $BEBE

[Roy London]

BEBE here we go!!

[Strukture]

BEBE boom!

[T695]

Watching to see what happens after RS

[Strukture]

This is coiling.. glad I added on this mornings dip! see ya all back at 1.00+ imo

[Strukture]

BEBE is looking ready - breaking the trading channel and 60 min chart is setting up nicely.. 2 gaps on this chart at .94 & 1.73 ..

Struk

[TraderHub]

That knife already touched the ground and now is ready. :) BEBE$$$

[Roy London]

falling knife chart far from sexy..but a bounce is due..circuit breaker play on the pinch

[Lone Wolf]

Let's see what that big-ass short position does now!!!

BEBE

[Kylef]

Looking Good here...Bottom Area and lots of room. Imo

[TraderHub]

Target 0.95

[TraderHub]

Yep chart looks sexy. BEBE $$$

[BeachBum]

Agree

[Roy London]

BEBE getting ready to make a move

[Lone Wolf]

Ditto that!

[TraderHub]

Looks like nice entry point for me. $$$

[Jaygeez]

I'm f***ed when will the bleeding stop

[snappermelon]

Fire the CEO!!!!

[diannedawn]

So I'm not sure if others are aware of this?
It would seem maybe the grip the founder has on BEBE may be loosening with his decision to sell off some shares?
This is from last fall...
http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/bebe+stores+%28BEBE%29+Holder+Calls+for+Sale+or+to+Go+Private/9762138.html

Anyway...I think the Market is misreading the situation...
The Founder selling off a bunch of shares is not "dilution"...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bebe-stores-inc-files-secondary-003000128.html
The guy holds over 50% for goodness sake!
AND it sounds like he's a bit of a jack ass...
So I'm happy he's reducing his shares...

:)

[hero_d66]

Hey guys so quick question how strong is the dividend payout rate on this stock. I'm thinking about buying in.

[Penny Roger$]

Great thought. Makes more sense than anything else around here. Get that mind of yours back in the box!

Follow 92

[Penny Roger$]

Some of the ones I follow have been popping. Radio Shack and this having good day. BEBE up 18% seems very strong here.

[Lawrence 147]

Nice; looks like I missed it.

[Penny Roger$]

Rise and shine!