food staples

Barclays initiated coverage of the food and staples retailing industry with a Neutral view and categorized the 19 stocks in their coverage into four groups, namely: "growth stars, stable staples, in transition and attempting to reinvest." In a note released Thursday, the firm said it is...

Barclays initiated the American food and staples retailing sector at Neutral. The brokerage cited negative sentiments on the sector, which dragged down several companies shares in the year-to-date period. Significantly, SPDR S&P Retail (ETF) (NYSE: XRT), which tracks the retailing stocks,...