The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) with a market cap of approximately $1 billion is an apparel specialty retailer with currently 449 retail stores in 42 states. The company operates in a segment that has been particularly challenged in recent years based on lower traffic at traditional shopping malls and changing consumer habits amid the rise of e-commerce. Indeed, a number of high-profile bankruptcies in recent years including apparel stores like "Nine West", "Wet Seal", "Gymboree", and "PacSun" highlight the difficult environment for companies like The Buckle that count on brick and mortar sales as part of