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CWTR Bk story, mystery @0.20
Wonder what it says for the JOEZ WTSL ones this time around. They were bouncers in past when <1 but I bet less fluff this time, esp WTSL.
Can Use a Few Less Women's Apparel Chains -- Market Talk
12:51 EDT - Women's apparel has seen lots of struggles dating back to before the financial crisis, yet few chains have found themselves in serious-enough trouble to close the doors. Time will tell if Coldwater Creek (CWTR) can avoid that fate as it's poised to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week. But retail can certainly do with a few less women's apparel sellers, many of which have lots of overlap in their product offerings and not enough sales to warrant stand-alone status. CWTR, which has had to release F4Q results and has been paring stores in recent years, said in mid-October it would review its options and disclosed weeks later that 3Q same-store sales slumped 17%. It hasn't been profitably since mid-2010. Shares tumble 71% to 20c. ( [e-mail]; @kevinkingsbury)

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Women's retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy- court protection within about a week as it contends with a high debt load, declining sales and broader industry struggles, people familiar with the matter said.
Coldwater Creek , known for its catalogs selling a variety of women's clothes and accessories as well as mall-based retail stores, has struggled for months. Attempts to avoid a bankruptcy filing by refinancing debt or selling itself to a private-equity buyer were ultimately unsuccessful, these people said.
The company's postbankruptcy strategy isn't clear. Coldwater Creek carries about $353 million in total debt, which includes about $180 million in current liabilities, according to its most recent earnings filing.
In addition to its catalog business and retail stores, Coldwater Creek operates factory stores, an e-commerce business and seven spas in the U.S., according to its website.
The company, which is publicly traded but partially owned by private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital , posted sales of about $155 million for the quarter ended Nov. 2, 2013 , compared with $188 million in the year-earlier period, according to its most recent filing.
Coldwater Creek's struggles mirror those of the broader retail sector. Many retailers posted underwhelming holiday sales, and some face severe distress.
Brookstone Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the coming days, with plans to be sold to another specialty retailer. In March, plus-size women's retailer Ashley Stewart Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. Women's clothing retailer Dots LLC filed for bankruptcy in January, and about a month earlier discount retailer Loehmann's Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection and is now shutting down its stores.
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On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 , the NASDAQ Composite finished at 4,234.27, up 0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.56% to end the session at 16,367.88, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,865.62, up 0.44%. The gains were broad based with nine out of ten sectors ending the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index finished the day at 512.49, down 0.64%, and the same has declined 1.83% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: The Wet Seal Inc. (NASDAQ: WTSL), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), ANN Inc. (NYSE: ANN) and Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS). Free technical research on WTSL, ANF, ANN and CHS can be downloaded upon signing up at: http://www.investor-edge.com/515-register Shares in The Wet Seal Inc. closed at $1.11 on Tuesday, which is 11.90% lower than the previous day's closing price of $1.26 . A total of 6.90 million shares were traded as compared with three months average volume of 0.94 million. 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