The specialty retail industry closed the day up 1.7%. Lentuo International Inc ( LAS), EZCorp Inc ( EZPW), Golfsmith International Holdings Inc ( GOLF), and Bluefly Inc ( BFLY) were all decliners today within the specialty retail industry with 1-800 Flowers.com Inc ( FLWS) being today's featured specialty retail loser. 1-800 Flowers.com Inc fell 15 cents (-5.7%) to $2.50 on average volume. Throughout the day, 186,639 shares of 1-800 Flowers.com Inc exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 148,400 shares.

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operates as a florist and gift retailer in the United States. 1-800 Flowers.com Inc has a market cap of $70.3 million and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 28.6, equal to the average specialty retail industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

TheStreet Ratings rates 1-800 Flowers.com as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, compelling growth in net income and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has not been very careful in the management of its balance sheet.

On the positive front, Zale Corporation ( ZLC), Lithia Motors Inc ( LAD), Sothebys ( BID), and America's Car-Mart Inc ( CRMT) were all gainers within the specialty retail industry with Netflix Inc ( NFLX) being today's featured specialty retail industry winner.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the specialty retail industry could consider SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT) while those bearish on the specialty retail industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods ( SZK).
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