The stocks Yarra Capital will target if investors âfreak outâ
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Dion Hershanâs Yarra Capital Management plans to dive into retail and consumer stocks during the coming reporting season, taking advantage of any weakness that emerges as big retailers cycle the spending boom from a year ago.
Mr Hershan believes investors could âfreak outâ when they see COVID-19 winners such as food, outdoor leisure, electronics and homewares retailers report negative same-store sales growth or weaker than expected results.
Yarra Capitalâs Dion Hershan has a contrarian view about the outlook for consumers. Â
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âWe stand ready to be a buyer of consumer stocks,â said Mr Hershan, who has a contrarian view about the outlook for consumers and believes spending is likely to remain strong for at least 12 months.
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The COVID blues are once again ravaging Australian retailers after half the country entered a lockdown and forced major brands to shutter stores.
Residents in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Darwin are now being forced to stay home to combat a worsening virus outbreak, in what economists are predicting will cost the economy $2.5 billion over just two weeks.
And in a costly case of COVID deja vu, outdoor retail chain Kathmandu warned it will take a $13 million hit from the latest lockdowns on Monday, with 123 stores across Australia forced to close over the past month.
Group chief executive and managing director Michael Daly said the company will also miss its sales targets.