stock up more than 50% this year the man behind the comeback, ceo rob lynch.n squawk box this morning with a list of what he is focusing on for the pizza business here's what he said. >> we're focused on making sure we're delivering our better ingredients, better quality message. while also bringing new types of products and new types of food for our customers. and then we're also really focused on making sure we got the right technology infrastructure to support our business moving forward. >> he doesn't care about the ceo, does he, either you ask him? >> i did so john obviously last week came out and said he had 40 pizzas in 30 days, which is a big -- i'm a pizza lover but that's a big number he also said the pizza's just t not the same we asked rob lynch today he said same recipe. he's entitled to his opinion we're very focused on our franchisees and our pizza. i mean, investors are obviously buying what he's putting out there. the stock is up about 40% since he was named ceo in august positive store sales this past quarter for the first time in two years.

kate rogers is with papa john's ceo rob lynch three months into his tenure kate >> david, thank you sok you for joining us today from new york. >> great to be here, kate. >> so david mentioned positive same store sales growth in past quarter, first time in two years. the stock up about 50% year to date what's the next step to ensure this growth continues? >> we need to stay focused on the things we are all excited about. you know we are a food company. we have a lot of innovation in our pipeline that we haven't really taken advantage of in the past and we're focused on making sure that we are delivering our better ingredients, better quality message and bringing new types of products and new types of food for the customers and then we are also really focused on making sure we have the right technology infrastructure to support the business moving forward. we are making investments there and starting to see some positive movement there, as well. >> you mentioned innovation. the company's moving quickly with changing things up on the menu and something that papa john's has not done in th

that's thanks in part to a turnaround under new ceo, rob lynch, and yum china up over 40%.brinker and bj's have struggled both negative for 2019, as declines in that space in casual continue major names like starbucks, also outperform the s&p, out 35% year-to-date, while mcdonald's gained about 10% with analysts really looking ahead to 2020 to see what its tech investments will do for next year's gains, guys back over to you >> kate, thanks so much for that now retail underperforming the broader market over the course of the year, although there were big winners hidden amongst that. courtney reagan breaks it down for us >> 2019 was a dynamic year for retail, with a big divergence between winners and losers lululemon up 90% this year tjx shares gained 36%. target up more than 90%. best buy higher by 66% gap, "l" brands, children's place, all down more than 30% in 2019 macy's shed more than 40% of its value this year. and kohl's lost more than 23% in 2019 >> courtney, thank you for more on the divergence in retail and which stocks might be the best buying opportunities, let's

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