Top 5 Retail Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Top 5 Retail Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Staples Inc.(SPLS)

Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an office products company. The company offers various office supplies and services, office machines and related products, computers and related products, and office furniture under Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands. It also provides copy and print services to retail and delivery customers, as well as technology services through its EasyTech business. The company sells and delivers office products and services directly to businesses and consumers through Internet retail, including Staples.com and Quill.com, as well as through contract sales force, direct mail catalog business, and retail stores. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 2,295 retail stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the United States; and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, Argentina, and Australia. The company also operated 124 distribution and fulfillment centers in 29 states in the United States; 7 provinces in Canada; and in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. Staples, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) offered an update on data security incident. The company said malware could have allowed access to some transaction data. Staples shares dropped 0.51% to close at $17.55 on Friday.

• [By Jose Pagliery]

  The breach affects those who shopped at a small fraction of Staples (SPLS) stores nationwide between July 20 and Sept. 16 this year. Cybercriminals now know a shopper's name, ca! rd number, its expiration date and card verification code.

• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Selling office supplies hasn't been a very smart business decision these days. Shares of Staples (SPLS) may have popped nearly 7 percent higher after the company posted a larger-than-expected profit a few days ago, but it's still in a bit of a funk. Quarterly sales fell for the seventh quarter in a row. Profitability improved, but largely on the closure of 127 underperforming stores, with another 43 or so to go before the year is over. Yes, fewer stores will naturally hold back overall sales growth, but it's important to point out that comparable-store sales at Staples in North America still fell a problematic 4 percent during the period. There's no "Easy" button to escape what the trend is telling investors. Business Before Pleasure This should be a great time for a superstore selling office supplies. The economy's improving. Unemployment rates are heading lower. Interest rates are low, making it easier for entrepreneurs to finance new ventures. The climate of the industry itself should also be faring well. Office Depot (ODP) completed the merger with OfficeMax, combining the industry's second- and third-largest players to give everybody else one fewer price-slashing competitor to worry about. Unfortunately, it wasn't just the cutthroat ways of Office Depot and OfficeMax holding Staples back. Amazon.com (AMZN) continues to become a retail juggernaut, and the popularity of speedy, reliable and cost-effective Prime deliveries to corporations of all sizes is on the rise. There's also the challenge of traditional big-box discount department store chains that are loading up on business essentials. Let's also not forget the telecommuting and contractor trends that translate into companies not having to stock as many supplies as they used to. Calling in Sick to Work Wall Street pros know that this isn't going to be a near-term turnaround. They see sales and earnin! gs declin! ing this holiday quarter relative to last year's showing. The

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