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<p>SheltonSeals7: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By David Randall and Lewis Krauskopf&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - Elevated U.S. interest rates are pressuring the U.S. retail sector, where shares of many companies have been dented by months of [https://www.news24.com/news24/search?query=tight%20monetary tight monetary] policy while a select few have soared.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The S&amp;P 500 Consumer Discretionary Distribution &amp; Retail index is up nearly 14% this year, [https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=roughly%20keeping roughly keeping] pace with the S&amp;P 500´s year-to-date gain. Much of the sector´s strength, however, has been concentrated in a small group of stocks, including heavyweight Amazon.com, which is up nearly 21% this year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, shares of companies focused on lower-income consumers have struggled, in-part because buyers in that segment have been more affected by elevated interest rates, analysts said. Among the biggest laggards are shares of Dollar Tree , which are down nearly 27% year-to-date and Dollar General, which have fallen nearly 9%.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The retail sector is one of several areas of the economy - in addition to real estate and consumer staples - that have been pressured by elevated rates. The Federal Reserve earlier this week reiterated that it needs to see more evidence of cooling inflation before lowering borrowing costs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;The lower to mid-income segment is getting squeezed because of gas prices and groceries,&quot; said Greg Halter, director of research at Carnegie Investment Counsel. &quot;They feel bad even though the economy is doing well.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The consumer will be in focus next week when the U.S. reports retail sales data on Tuesday. Analysts polled by Reuters expect retail sales to have grown by 0.2% in May. Weaker-than-expected results - following data earlier this week showing encouraging progress on inflation - could bolster the case for the Fed to ease rates sooner rather than later.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Futures markets have reflected increased investor expectations of a September rate cut, though the Fed projected it will only lower borrowing costs in December.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The divergent performance of retail stocks has pushed investors to focus on companies whose consumers can continue to withstand higher interest rates or those that offer discounts on name-brand household items like clothing or groceries, such as warehouse club company Costco Wholesale.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Halter´s fund has been buying shares of companies such as Walmart, Costco, and TJX Companies whose business models emphasize value for the consumer. Their shares are up 28%, 29% and 16% respectively.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management, said he has owned Costco and TJX Companies, pointing to their strong management and inventory controls.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;I think inflation will remain but moderate and consumers will still look to get the most out of their dollars,&quot; he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bokeh Capital Partners owns shares of Urban Outfitters , which are up over 20% this year. Kim Forrest, [https://acidfiles.com/ kontol] Bokeh's chief investment officer, said Urban Outfitters' strength as a fashion merchandiser has helped the company weather the inflationary environment, adding &quot;people will sacrifice to look good.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Josh Cummings, a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, believes areas such as online shopping will continue to thrive even if interest rates stay elevated.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He has been targeting companies such as Carvana, whose shares have nearly doubled this year, and DoorDash , whose shares are up around 13%.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We're not terribly excited about the consumer sector overall, but we do think we are in the early innings of some of these growth stories,&quot; he said. (Reporting by David Randall, Editing by Nick Zieminski)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div>

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