Archive for September, 2008

Yoga duds fit body, mind, wallet

Posted by admin on September 24th, 2008 under Yoga News
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Each day’s economic news is enough to make you want to grab all the nattering nabobs of negativism, the purveyors of pessimism, and toss them and their media of choice out the window: the radio, the TV set, the computer. (But please — keep the newspaper!)
There’s a fine line between being a realist and being [...]

lululemon athletica inc. Announces Participation in the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2008

Posted by admin on September 19th, 2008 under lululemon news
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VANCOUVER, Sep 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — lululemon athletica inc. [NASDAQ: LULU; TSX: LLL] today announced that management will participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. Christine Day, Chief Executive Officer, and John Currie, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Tuesday, September [...]

Lululemon pushing expansion despite slowdown

Posted by admin on September 15th, 2008 under lululemon news
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JOHN PARTRIDGE
September 12, 2008

High-end yoga-wear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. is pushing ahead with aggressive expansion plans despite an economic turndown that forced it to scale back its profit forecasts in June.
“We have tremendous confidence in where the business is,” Christine Day, who took over Jan. 1 as the Vancouver company’s chief executive officer, said yesterday.
“I [...]

lululemon smacked with price-target cut ahead of earnings

Posted by admin on September 9th, 2008 under lululemon news
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Posted Sep 9th 2008 10:45AM by Elizabeth Harrow
Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgradesTwo days before its second-quarter earnings report, lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was hit this morning with a steep price-target cut. RBC slashed its price target on LULU from $47 to $30, noting “a 200 basis-point increase in our [...]

Lifestyle for sale at Lululemon

Posted by admin on September 5th, 2008 under Lululemon Athletica
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Lululemon Athletica might be located among stores, but it doesn’t consider itself one of them. A store can sell jeansSure, there are stretchy, soft yoga pants at $89 a pop, but at Lululemon, much more is for sale. The attitude and outlook come free, as do bits of wisdom, ideas for serenity and tips for [...]