tween brands

While well-known retail stocks like Wal-Mart and Best Buy get most of investors' attention, another path to investment success is to find and buy misunderstood or overlooked stocks. Ascena Retail Group and rue21 are two such stocks, relative unknowns that are performing quite well in today's difficult economic climate.

Dress Barn hopes to undergo an extreme makeover. The company is seeking shareholder approval to change its corporate name to Ascena Retail Group Inc., or Ascena, and to reorganize into a holding company. "The proposed change in structure and name should provide an image more closely aligned with...

Tween Brands Inc., which operates the Justice and Limited Too clothing stores, is recalling necklaces, bracelets and earrings after tests showed they had high levels of the heavy metal cadmium, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. In all, 19 different types of jewelry are subject to...

When children write their letters to Santa this year, many will be skipping last year's hot item: Webkinz. The stuffed animals were so popular last holiday season it was hard for retailers to keep the toys on their shelves. The plush dolls appealed to children and parents by linking the physical...