Consumer shares are trending higher in mid-session trading with Home Depot (HD) lending support as shares gain on a bullish outlook for the coming months. Bloomberg reported that the home improvement store is hiring more than 60,000 temporary workers in the US an adding permanent employees for the second consecutive year. The retailer is making the move as it gears up for the spring--its biggest selling season of the year. Meanwhile, Fossil, Inc. (FOSL) is down sharply despite topping the Street on Q4 earnings and revenues, as profit-takers eye 2011 full-year guidance. The company reported $96.7 million, or $1.46 a share, in earnings compared with $70.0 million, or $1.03 a share, a year ago. Analysts were looking for $1.35 a share. Revenue rose 33% to $701.1 million, compared with the Street's consensus call for $649.8 million.
