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Shares of Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) rose sharply on Wednesday, following the release of the lifestyle retailer s first-quarter financial results. As of 2 p.m. EDT, the stock s price was up roughly 9%.
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Urban Outfitters total sales soared 57.6% year over year to $927 million, fueled by a 51% jump in comparable-store sales. The gains were broad-based. Comps for the company s three core brands Free People Group, Anthropologie Group, and Urban Outfitters rose 77%, 50%, and 42%, respectively.
Retail store traffic is recovering as the pandemic subsides. Image source: Getty Images.
Urban Outfitters net income, in turn, improved to $54 million, or $0.54 per share, compared to a loss of $138 million, or $1.41 per share in the year-ago period.