Top Retail Stocks To Invest In 2014

LONDON -- Shares of�Halfords Group� (LSE: HFD  ) �were up 4.40 pence, or 1.4%, at the time of writing this morning following the announcement of its pre-close statement for the 52-week period to March 29, 2013.

The U.K.'s leading retailer of automotive and leisure products and services' total revenue rose 1.7% over the last 11-week period, with its autocentres division continuing its growth as it put in a 7.8% increase, while Retail operations fared well with a 0.5% lift against the same period last year.

Like-for-like (LFL) revenue for the 11-week period saw autocentres increase 0.8%, with retail up 0.3% -- helped only by a 10.4% uplift in its car maintenance operations, as cycling fell 8.8%, travel solutions was down 5.5%, and car enhancement dropped by 4%.

Top Retail Stocks To Invest In 2014: Hot Topic Inc.(HOTT)

Hot Topic, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall- and Web-based specialty retailer in the United States. The company operates Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts, as well as an e-space music discovery concept, ShockHound. Its Hot Topic stores sell music/pop culture-licensed merchandise, including tee shirts, hats, posters, stickers, patches, postcards, books, novelty accessories, CDs, and DVDs; and music/pop culture-influenced merchandise comprising women?s and men?s apparel and accessories, such as woven and knit tops, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, shoes, costume jewelry, body jewelry, sunglasses, cosmetics, leather accessories, and gift items for young men and women primarily between the ages of 12 and 22. The company?s Torrid stores sells casual and dressy jeans and pants, fashion and novelty tops, sweaters, skirts, jackets, dresses, hosiery, shoes, intimate apparel, and fashion accessories for various lifestyles for plus-size females primarily betw een the ages of 15 and 29. As of July 30, 2011, it operated 636 Hot Topic stores in 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada; 145 Torrid stores; and Internet stores, hottopic.com and torrid.com. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in City of Industry, California.

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• [By Wyatt Research]

  The teen retailer reported its same-store sales rose 0.4 percent, with same-store sales at its Torrid chain for overweight teens rising 7 percent. Analysts were expecting a decline.

Top Retail Stocks To Invest In 2014: Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (GPG.V)

Grande Portage Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily focuses on exploration for gold and silver. The company holds an option to acquire 65% interest in the Herbert Glacier gold property located in north of Juneau, Alaska. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top Machinery Companies To Own In Right Now: Columbia Laboratories Inc.(CBRX)

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of women?s healthcare and endocrinology products. It develops products by utilizing its proprietary bioadhesive drug delivery technologies to treat various medical conditions. The company offers bioadhesive vaginal gel products that provide solutions for infertility, pregnancy support, amenorrhea, and other gynecologic conditions. Its products include CRINONE and PROCHIEVE, which are progesterone gels; and STRIANT, a testosterone buccal system. Columbia Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey.