best performing retail stocks in 1997

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) had the highest return in 1997 by a US stock in the Retailing Industry Group, returning 316.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
1997
316.45%
Best Buy (BBY)
1997
247.08%
Buckle (BKE)
1997
173.98%
Envela (ELA)
1997
144.28%
AMCON Distributing (DIT)
1997
114.29%
Amazon (AMZN)
1997
105.91%
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
1997
87.97%
Home Depot (HD)
1997
76.46%
Gap (GAP)
1997
76.32%
Cato (CATO)
1997
74.41%
Kohl's (KSS)
1997
73.02%
Weyco (WEYS)
1997
65.63%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1997
64.1%
Shoe Carnival (SCVL)
1997
54.76%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1997
47.71%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1997
47.24%
Pool (POOL)
1997
46.2%
Bath & Body Works (BBWI)
1997
41.92%
Upbound (UPBD)
1997
41.38%
Genesco (GCO)
1997
39.73%
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
1997
35.19%
Winmark (WINA)
1997
34.26%
Lithia Motors (LAD)
1997
34.09%
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
1997
33.72%
PetMed Express (PETS)
1997
33.34%