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Welcome to episode 40 of The 5-Minute Investor Podcast, where Stockhouse columnists Trevor Abes and Ricki Lee, who is filling in for Jonathon Brown this week, each deliver a 2.5-minute stock profile related to recent news stories with investment implications. Today, we’re talking about Roots and Kits Eyecare, a pair of retail stocks likely to generate accelerating revenue over the holidays and pique investor interest.

Here are Ricki’s show notes for episode 40:

  • Roots reports strong second quarter fiscal 2025 results.
  • Ricki’s retail stock poised for a Christmas boost is Roots (TSX:ROOT), est. 1973, a Canadian lifestyle brand specializing in apparel, leather goods, footwear and accessories with more than 100 stores across the country, in addition to two in the United States and more than 100 partner-operated locations in Asia.
  • At the time of writing, Roots stock traded for C$3.44, sporting a 72 per cent gain year-over-year.

Here are Trevor’s show notes:

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