Why Are Companies Spinning Off Successful Brands?

Two big retailers are spinning off more successful brands from their struggling parents. That's good for investors because it gives them a better picture of how each company is doing.

In this segment from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Fool.com contributor Daniel Kline joins host Dylan Lewis to talk about J. Crew spinning off its Madewell brand. That move will put the company's hip jeans brand on its own and leave the parent as a stand-alone business as well.

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