Merging Office Retailers See Short Interest Surge (AVP, ODP, OMX)
October 27, 2013 at 19:09 PM EDT
The back-to-school shopping season was underwhelming, and the government shutdown shook economic confidence ahead of the holiday shopping season. Among struggling retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP ), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP ) and OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX ) saw significant upswings in short interest in early October. Short