Reports Q4 revenue $2.08, consensus $2.09B. Total comparable sales decreased 6% in Q4. Chief Executive Officer Martin Waters commented on the fourth quarter, “I am grateful for the hard work and dedication of our team of associates and partners around the world who executed our strategies, delighted our customers and delivered solid financial results in the all-important holiday quarter. Sales trends during the quarter were volatile by week, but we were encouraged by the improving quarterly sales trend in North America. We were particularly pleased with our early holiday sales in November and during the peak days and weekends leading up to Christmas, both in our stores and through digital channels, led by strong response to our giftable merchandise assortment, improved customer experiences and marketing messages. Our international business continued its strong performance with sales up 24% in the quarter compared to last year, igniting excitement around our aggressive growth plans to expand our footprint both in stores and online around the world. Our fourth quarter gross margin rate exceeded our expectations and increased significantly compared to last year, a positive inflection point driven by disciplined inventory management and cost reductions related to our transform the foundation initiative to modernize our supply chain operating model.”
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