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L Brands Reports Holiday 2020 Sales and Provides Fourth Quarter Earnings Guidance
L Brands, Inc.January 7, 2021 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB) reported net sales of $3.836 billion for the nine weeks ended Jan. 2, 2021, compared to net sales of $3.906 billion for the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, 2020. Comparable sales increased 5 percent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 2, 2021, compared to the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, 2020.
At Bath & Body Works, comparable sales increased 17 percent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 2, 2021, including a comparable sales increase of 5 percent in stores and 64 percent sales growth in the direct channel. The merchandise margin rate for the quarter-to-date period increased significantly.