3 Retail Stocks to Buy After Crushing Q2 Earnings As we approach the holiday shopping season, the key to selecting retail stocks to buy is to either focus on those businesses that have pricing power and don’t have to alter their approach over the holidays or those that are used to competing on low prices. The companies in between are likely to get squeezed. Meanwhile, the Q2 earnings season is pretty much in the books, with 84% of companies having already reported their financial results. Retail stocks generally did okay, if not spectacularly, in Q2. The more significant concern for investors is what lies ahead. In July, excluding gas and automobile sales, retail sales increased by just 0.7% over June’s results. Further, despite many retailers reporting better-than-expected results in the quarter, a large number of companies have dialed back their expectations for the second half of 2022. So investors have to pick truly excellent retail stocks to make profits. Without further ado, here are my three retail stocks to buy that (1) crushed Q2 earnings, (2) raised their guidance for Q3 and full-year 2022, and (3) generated at least $500 million of annualized free cash flow ( FCF ).