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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chico's FAS Inc. said Thursday that its September sales at stores open at least one year fell 15.6%. Analysts, on average, had expected same-store sales to decline 18.5%, according to Thomson Reuters. Net sales for the five weeks ended Oct. 4 fell 9.3% to $159.5 million. "Our disappointing September sales results reflect the deteriorating macro economic environment," said...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: ) today reported that its net sales for the five-week period
ended October 4, 2008, decreased 9.3% to $159.5 million from $175.9 million
reported for the five-week period ended October 6, 2007. Comparable store
sales decreased 15.6% for the five-week period ended October 4, 2008
compared to the same five-week period last year...
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Hickey and Walters ( Bespoke ) submit: Everything Michael Phelps touches seems to turn to gold. Retailer Chico's FAS (CHS) has been down in the dumps since peaking in February 2006. But recently the stock has had a good run on the positive side. It is currently on a 10-day winning streak, closing the day higher 10 trading days in a row. In the chart below, the red dots highlight the three times that...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chico's FAS Inc. said Thursday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 10% in August. Analysts, on average, had expected same-store sales to fall 10.9%, according to Thomson Reuters. Total sales for the four weeks ended Sept. 1 were down 2.2% to $116.2 million. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Chico's FAS plans to announce today that it has signed an endorsement deal with Debbie Phelps, who wore Chico's clothes in the stands at the Beijing Olympics as she cheered for her son Michael, who won eight gold medals.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apparel retailers Chico's FAS Inc and American Eagle Outfitters Inc posted better-than-expected profits on Tuesday despite taking deep markdowns to lure shoppers of all ages, sending their shares higher.
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Chico’s FAS, Inc. (CHS) Q2 2008 Earnings Call Complete Story »
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Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Retail shares are lower after American Eagle Outfitters Inc. forecast a bigger than expected decline in its third-quarter profit. Chico’s FAS Inc. shares jumped after the company said it sees a profitable second half.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Retail shares headed lower Tuesday after American Eagle Outfitters Inc. forecast a bigger than expected decline in its third-quarter profit. Chico's FAS Inc. shares jumped after the company said it sees a profitable second half. The S&P Retail Index fell 0.6% to 385.50. American Eagle shares fell 3.4%. Chico's shares jumped 13%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Women's clothing retailer Chico's FAS Inc. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit fell to $6.68 million, or 4 cents a share, from $38.7 million, or 22 cents, a year earlier. Sales fell to $405.2 million from $436 million. Analysts, on average, estimated the company would earn 3 cents a share on sales of $405.2 million, according to FactSet Research. While it expects...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
- Second quarter net sales decreased 7.1% to $405.2 million
- Second quarter net income was $6.7 million, or $0.04 cents per diluted
share
- Company opened 19 net new stores and relocated/expanded 7 existing stores
during quarter
- August consolidated comparable store sales at negative 10.7% through
August 24th
FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: ) today...