Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine July' 17 | Page 47

RETAILER CURRENT Tailored Brands witnesses tough Q1 Tailored Brands, a leading specialty retailer of men’s suits, has consolidated financial results for the fiscal first quarter ending April 29, 2017. During the quarter under review, total net sales decreased 5.5 per cent to US $ 782.9 million. Retail segment net sales decreased by 5.3 per cent primarily due to the impact of last year’s store closures as well as comparable sales decline. Corporate apparel segment net sales also decreased by 8.0 per cent due to unfavourable currency fluctuations partially offset by higher US sales. During the said quarter, comparable sales at Men’s Wearhouse decreased by 3.1 per cent. The drop in comparable sales resulted principally from a decline RETAIL SEGMENT NET SALES DECREASED BY 5.3% PRIMARILY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF LAST YEAR’S STORE CLOSURES… in transactions partially offset by an increase in average unit retail while units per transaction were essentially flat. Comparable rental services revenue decreased by 0.9 per cent. Commenting on the results, Tailored Brands Chief Executive Officer Doug Ewert said “After a tough February, our first quarter comparable sales improved as the quarter progressed. We were pleased to have reached an agreement with Macy’s to wind down our tuxedo rental partnership, which eliminates the risk of extended future operating losses and enables us to focus on our rental business at Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank and Moores.” Outdoor apparel brand Regatta to make US debut UK’s largest outdoor and leisure clothing brand, Regatta Great Outdoors, will now make its retail debut in the US market exclusively through 11 Sears shops all over the New England area. From this fall, the Regatta collections will be available on sears.com and a number of Mas