10 Retail Stocks For The Holiday Season

You may think that amid persistently high unemployment and broader economic
troubles that retail stocks will be set up for a poor showing this holiday
season, but as I wrote recently, retail sales have risen for 15 straight months
! While there are surely stocks that are going to suffer this winter due to poor
sales, there are also some big money-making opportunities. I watch more than
5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies
by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. This week, Ive got 10
consumer stocks for your holiday shopping list. Here they are, in alphabetical
order. Each one of these stocks gets an "A" or "B" according to my
research, meaning it is a "strong buy" or "buy." Carter's Inc. (NYSE:
CRI ) is a retailer for children's apparel and apparel for babies in the
United States. Since the start of 2011, CRI stock has followed the trend of
other big retailers, gaining 25%. Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH ) sells handbags and
accessories that most women want and most men know they must buy their wives.
COH stock has jumped 13%, year-to-date, compared to much smaller gains by the
broader markets. Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK ) is known as a designer,
producer, marketer and brand manager of footwear and accessories. A 40% rise in
stock price over the past 11 months has shareholders looking back favorably on
their purchase. Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL ) is a developer, marketer and
distributer of its lines of mens and womens fashion watches and jewelry,
handbags, small leather goods, belts, sunglasses, shoes, soft accessories and
clothing. With such a wide range of products, FOSL stock is up 41% year-to-date.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU ) designs and retails technical athletic
apparel in the U.S. and Australia. LULU stock is up 60% in the last 11 months.
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) is perhaps the most well known athletic apparel company
in the world. Like other major retailers, NKE stock is up 10% year-to-date. PVH
Corp (NYSE: PVH ) owns a wide variety apparel brands, including Calvin Klein,
Van Heusen, IZOD, Geoffrey Beene, CHAPS, Sean John, Joseph Abboud, Kenneth Cole
New York, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica among many others. Since January,
PVH stock has jumped an impressive 18%. Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL ) is a
worldwide name in the fashion industry that offers a range of men's, women's
and children's clothing. Since the start of 2011, RL stock has climbed 42%,
compared to a gain of just 1% for the Dow Jones. True Religion Apparel (NASDAQ:
TRLG ) is a well-known retailer for jean aficionados across the globe. The price
of TRLG's jeans aren't the only things skyrocketing, as the company's
stock is up 48%, year-to-date. VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC ) operates a variety of
brands in the jeanswear, outerwear, packs, footwear, sportswear and occupational
apparel sections. VFC stock has had an impressive 2011, gaining 57%
year-to-date. Get more analysis of these picks and other publicly-traded stocks
with Louis Navellier's Portfolio Grader tool, a 100% free stock-rating tool
that measures both quantitative buying pressure and eight fundamental factors.