Hot Topic sees increased same-store sales - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Overall, the company saw a 7.1 percent increasde in same-store sales, which measure sales of storez open at leastone year. The companyh brought in $70.5 million during March, up 10.6 perceng from a year ago. The company's Torrid storew saw a 5.9 percent drop in same-store sales, bringing in $15.2 million, a 3.2 percent increaswe from a year ago. Hot Topic stores saw a 10.6 percen t increase in same-store sales, bringiny in $55.3 million, up 12.8 percent from a year ago. The company also increased its guidanced for the first based onthe same-store sales figures. The company now expectws to earn between 1 and 2 centwsper share.
Previously, the company's range was from a loss of 1 cent a sharee to earnings of 1 centa share. City of Industry-baseed Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) is a mall-basedr retailer that operates the Hot Topic and Torrid brands that aim atyoungf adults. It also operates music websited ShockHound.