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Every quarter, chief executive officers from the large publicly traded fashion and retail corporations have their say — detailing their latest results and spinning them right into a growth story for Wall Street. And the stock analysts are there, hanging onto every word, remembering every promise and projection and attempting to distill all of it right down to buy or sell for his or her clients within the investment set.  The flurry of research notes from analysts through the previous few weeks shows a Wall Street that's feeling at turns secure (within the rare case of Walmart Inc.), apprehensive (on luxury spending amongst more aspirational U.S. shoppers) and watchful (on turnarounds at VF Corp. and Foot Locker Inc.). Here, an annotated have a look...