Claire's today announced strong January sales. The stock closed at 18 7/8,
down 3/8. It's a demanding market.
<Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports December Sales Up 13%; Same Store Sales Rise 1%; Record Quarter And Year Profits Expected
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE - news) reported today sales for the five weeks ended January 3 were $92,702,000, up 13 percent over $82,198,000 reported for the five weeks ended January 4, 1997. Same store sales were up one percent over the comparable five week period last year.
For the first eleven months of Fiscal 1998, the company reported sales of $472,104,000, a 14 percent increase over sales of $413,952,000
recorded for the first eleven months of Fiscal 1997. Same store sales were up four percent for the year to date. > |
