Overall, 2024 was a year of underperformance when it comes to retail stocks. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA: XRT) finished the year with a total return of just under 12%. That is approximately half the return generated by the S&P 500 Index. However, there were several standouts in the industry, particularly among three stocks based in Europe. Two of them returned over 100% on the year, while another outperformed the industry ETF by over 4%. Below, I’ll break down these names and give my take on why they can keep rising in 2025.
