Zumiez Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ended January 28, 2017 increased 14.3 percent to $49.4 million, compared to $43.2 million for the four-week period ended January 30, 2016. The company’s comparable sales increased 9.4 percent for the four-week period compared to a comparable sales decrease of 4.6 percent in the year ago period.
Based on slightly higher than expected sales, the company now expects fourth quarter 2016 earnings per share to be at or slightly above the high-end of it previous guidance range of 60 to 66 cents a share. Zumiez plans to report February 2017 sales and fourth quarter 2016 results on March 9, 2017.
