The following story was written to be published on Benzinga today, but since a fellow writer got his hands on the same report on the same day that I did and beat me to the “Submit” button… Long story short, this is a Trading Common Sense exclusive story! At least until that other guy’s story gets published in the next couple of hours.
A recent report by MLV & Co looked at tenant presence in shopping malls. Analysts ranked the top companies growing their mall presence based on their Tenant Sentiment Index (TSI). The companies’ were rated on a scale of 1-10 based on their demand for space in shopping malls. Here are some of the top rated companies.
Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN): Nordstrom received a TSI rating of 9, indicating extended, double-digit growth. The Rack opened 27 stores in 2015, but 16 of those came in Q4 as the company’s mall presence accelerated.
Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE: BURL): Burlington’s TSI rating of 8 indicates near-term double-digit growth. Burlington opened 24 new stores in 2014 and plans to open 28 stores in 2015.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS): Dick’s earned a TSI rating of 8.The company opened 45 stores in 2014, bringing their total number of stores to 603.
Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: FRAN): Francesca’s drew a TSI rating of 8. The company opened 87 boutiques in 2014 and now has a total store count of 538.
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE: KORS): Michael Kors earned a TSI rating of 8. The company is expecting to open around 50 North American stores this year and 110 retail locations worldwide.
Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU): Lululemon received a TSI rating of 8. The company added 42 stores in 2014 and now has a total store count of 289.
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX): Starbucks earned a TSI rating of 8. Starbucks opened an astounding 505 stores in 2014 and plans to open 3,500 additional stores in the next five years.
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