The "retail apocalypse" is still a phrase that is bantered about, except that signs are everywhere that things are really going to be OK. But it's still too early to know who will emerge stronger and who will need to go through some drastic changes before they see the light at the end of the income statement.
Many retailers have suffered this year and seen their share prices decline accordingly, including L Brands (NYSE: LB), Macy's (NYSE: M), and Lands' End (NASDAQ: LE). Let's take a closer look at these stocks and see which ones might be worth investing in.
L Brands is the parent company of well-known retail chains Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, and Pink. It used to own luxury retailer Henri Bendel before it shut down that division in 2018 due to massive losses, and it has closed down or sold off other brands.