S&P Global Ratings revised its debt rating outlook on TJX to stable from negative due to expectations that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, store reopenings and less restrictive government mandates on crowd gathering will drive higher customer traffic to TJX’s stores, propelling historical same-store sales by the end of this year.

Buckle Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 39.6 percent on a 17.7 percent sales gain.

Yue Yuen reported sales rose 77.0 percent to $755.5 million in February from $426.8 million a year ago. The year-ago period was impacted by the initial onset of the pandemic.

Kohl’s Corp. has issued a statement in response to an Activist Investor Group’s attempt to nominate five directors to its 12-member board.

Profits at Tilly’s Inc. jumped 41.3 percent in the fourth quarter ended January 30 as sales rose 3.2 percent. Results exceeded Wall Street’s targets.

Zumiez Inc. reported earnings rose 12.9 percent in the fourth quarter ended January 30 on a 4.7 percent same-store gain.

A group of activist investors with a combined 9.5 percent stake in Kohl’s Corp on Thursday reduced the number of directors it plans to nominate to the retailer’s board from nine to five, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Kohl’s updated its investor presentation highlighting progress on its strategy and initiatives to drive continued momentum. The update follows a second call by activist investors for changes.