Despite geopolitical issues, rising interest rates, and higher gasoline prices consumers felt self-assured to open up their wallets, consequently benefiting consumer discretionary stocks such as GIII Apparel Group GIII, American Woodmark AMWD, lululemon athletica LULU, Skechers SKX and Carrols Restaurant Group TAST. AMWD, currently, has a Zacks Rank #1. AMWD’s expected earnings growth rate for the current year is 4.9%.