Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> March 5, 2001

Roundtable Forum: Retail / Hard Lines

JOAN L. BOGUCKI-STORMS, CFA, is a Vice President at Wedbush Morgan Securities, specializing in following companies in the retail sector with a focus on specialty hard goods. She was previously associated with Needham & Company where she worked on the Consumer/Retail team and also followed specialty hard goods retailers. Ms. Bogucki-Storms received a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Eckerd College and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame Graduate School of Business. Profile
ALAN M. RIFKIN is a Senior Retail Analyst at Lehman Brothers, responsible for coverage of the Specialty Retailing/Hard Lines industry. He was previously associated with Thomas Weisel and Piper Jaffray. Mr. Rifkin received both his BA in Economics and MBA from Syracuse University. Profile
TWST: Alan, let's begin by defining the sector. What does hard lines

retail include?

Mr. Rifkin: Hard lines retail includes all sectors within specialty

retail that do not cater to apparel. In