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John Zolidis, founder of consumer-focused investment adviser Quo Vadis Capital, also removed his long recommendation on Lululemon shares this week. He noted that Choe’s departure follows concerning commentary from the company on its March earnings call, where it blamed both squeezed shoppers and the wrong product assortment for a softer start to its fiscal year. 

“It’s very troubling,” he said. “It sounds like something is very wrong with the merchandising or the execution.”

John Zolidis, founder of consumer-focused investment adviser Quo Vadis Capital, expects to see weakness in discretionary spending as retailers report first-quarter results. One headwind, he said, is that there’s no major occasion straight ahead, like back-to-school, to bring shoppers out.

“They’re addicted to raising prices,” John Zolidis, president of Quo Vadis Capital told The Post. “There is a risk that the whole industry goes too far.”

“What helps Nike to be relevant more broadly is how many different consumer segments they touch,” said John Zolidis, founder of consumer-focused investment adviser Quo Vadis Capital. It’s not a high-end business and it’s not a low-end business, so “it’s a pretty good indicator of what’s happening out there.”