Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> September 7, 2009

Checking Out Retail Stocks – Sam Poser – Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.

Sam Poser is a Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc., which he joined in June 2007. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Poser spent a short time at FTN Midwest in Cleveland, Ohio, and before that at Mosaic Research in Portland, Ore. Before joining Wall Street, Mr. Poser spent 20 years in retail as a footwear buyer for The Sports Authority, Champs Sports, Track n Trail and Bloomingdales. He has also worked for other retailers, including Macy's California, Neiman Marcus, G Fox, Charivari and Joan & David. Mr. Poser holds a B.A. in political studies from Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. Profile
TWST: Where are you focusing your attention in the specialty retail space? I

gather you cover footwear and apparel names?

Mr. Poser: Primarily I am focusing on a lot of the athletic specialty