Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> February 27, 2002

Outlook For Retail: Brian Tunick – Bear Stearns & Co

BRIAN TUNICK, an Associate Director of Bear, Stearns & Co., has been following the retail sector for the past five years. His coverage universe is focused on small cap retailers, particularly the $155 billion teen specialty retail market. He has twice been part of the team that has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal for earnings accuracy in its annual All-Star Analyst contest. In addition to his appearances on CNBC, CNNfn and Bloomberg Television, Mr. Tunick is frequently quoted in industry publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, BusinessWeek Online, Women's Wear Daily, DNR, and Chain Store Age. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, he worked at Blackford Institutional Securities, where he was an equity research assistant following specialty hard-line retailers. Mr. Tunick has a BSBA in Finance from the Kogod School of Business at The American University. Profile
TWST: How did your coverage area converge on the teen segment out of the

overall retail universe?

Mr. Tunick: Over the six years now that I've been at Bear Stearns, my

coverage universe has