Top 10 Retail Stocks with Highest Short Interest: PETS, NILE, SKS, LIZ, BKE, GPI, CAB, CONN, GYMB, HIBB (Sep 03, 2010)

Below are the top 10 Retail stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding. Short Squeeze and Short Covering can cause these stocks to rise sharply.

PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETS) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 33.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 29.39, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 25.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 12.31, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Saks Incorporated (NYSE:SKS) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 24.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.13, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE:LIZ) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 22.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.95, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 17.19, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 6.31, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE:CAB) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 19.3, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. CONN'S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 18.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 18.81, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ:GYMB) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 18.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 7.88, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIBB) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 17.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 16.21, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.