The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Nov. 17, edition that within consumer names, gambling and bedding stocks have held up well. The Globe's Jennifer Dowty writes that Great Canadian Gaming reported a solid quarter, sending the share price soaring 12 per cent. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 45 cents, well above the consensus estimate of 36 cents. Furthermore, the stock has potential catalysts in 2017 as the company has submitted bids on several Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Gaming Bundles. Another consumer stock was anything but a sleeper. On Nov. 1, Sleep Country Canada Holdings reported another quarter of strong results with same-store sales climbing 7.7 per cent compared with the same period last year, the 13th consecutive quarter of positive same-store sales growth. The share price rallied 4 per cent the next trading day.