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Five Below Finds a Way Above $5


Investors have had good reasons to feel optimistic about Five Below's (NASDAQ: FIVE) operating trends this year. The youth-focused retailer has been expanding sales at an over 20% clip and booking strong profit despite tariff challenges. However, its growth slowdown at existing locations in the second quarter raised worries about customer traffic trends. Five Below also had to break the $5 pricing barrier as tariff rates continued rising.

The chain's third-quarter report this week showed that customers didn't balk at those pricing changes, which puts the retailer in a good market-share position as the holiday shopping season begins.

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Source Fool.com

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