Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> May 30, 2011

Organic Growth Key For Large Pet Retailers – Joan Storms – Wedbush Securities

Joan Storms, CFA, is a sell-side Equity Analyst with 16 years covering specialty hardline retail companies. She has been at Wedbush Securities since 1999. Previously, Ms. Storms spent four years at Needham & Company, Inc., in New York, where she was an Analyst on the consumer/retail team following hardlines retailers. Prior to Needham, she worked as an Analyst following restaurant stocks for two years at Moran & Associates in Connecticut. Ms. Storms holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from Eckerd College. She is a CFA charterholder. Profile
TWST: What is your primary coverage?

Ms. Storms: I cover specialty retail hardlines.

TWST: What does that encompass?

Ms. Storms: It basically includes any retail category that's non-apparel, so pets