Today’s episode of This Week on Estimize features our own Christine Short and Kevin Havas. Christine and Kevin open the show by chatting about why home improvement retailers Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) had such great quarters. Next the discussion moves on to the discount giants Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT). 

In the remainder of the episode Christine and Kevin talk about the credit card shakeup at Costco (COST) and how the department stores are doing. They also give an update on the handbag wars between Coach (COH), Michael Kors (KORS), and Kate Spade (KATE), preview earnings from athletic wear companies Dick’s (DKS) and Footlocker (FL) and debate how Abercrombie (ANF) lost its cool factor.