Arnold B. Zetcher, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "October comparable store sales results were better than expected, driven primarily by the strong momentum they experienced in selling trends in the last week of the month. At this time, they are raising outlook for third quarter earnings per share to a range of $0.35 - $0.36, which exceeds previously announced range of $0.30 - $0.34."
"With the actions they are taking to drive business, they are hopeful of delivering a successful holiday season," concluded Zetcher.
Talbots is a specialty retailer & cataloger of women's, children's and men's classic apparel, shoes and accessories.
It is engage in to operating 1,071 stores - 528 Talbots Misses stores, including 20 Talbots Misses stores in Canada and four Talbots Misses stores in the United Kingdom; 290 Talbots Petites stores, including four Talbots Petites stores in Canada; 41 Talbots Accessories & Shoes stores; 71 Talbots Kids stores; 104 Talbots Woman stores, including three Talbots Woman stores in Canada; 12 Talbots Mens stores; one Talbots Collection store; and 24 Talbots Outlet stores. Its catalog operation currently expects to circulate approximately 48 million catalogs worldwide in fiscal 2005
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