Net income was $4,377,000 for the quarter ended Aug. 4 this year against a loss of $608,000 with sales jumping 14% to $218,971,000 from $192,245,000, boosted by a 6.3% comp gain. Men’s was the strongest comping category, followed by footwear, women’s and accessories. Only hard goods comped negatively. The calendar shift did provide a $10 million sales lift in the period that dropped an extra $2.5 million to the bottom line. North American sales rose 14% to $201.1 million while international sales from Europe and Australia were up 14% to $17.9 million.

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