Strong Top-Line Growth
Total net sales of $125.0M, up $17.1M or 15.9% year-over-year; comparable net sales increased 22.9% (stores and e‑commerce both >20%).
E-commerce and Store Performance
E-commerce net sales grew 30.9% and represented 22.8% of total net sales (vs 20.2% prior year); physical store sales rose 12.1% despite a 7.6% reduction in quarter-end store count.
Margin and Profitability Improvement
Gross margin (including buying, distribution and occupancy) improved 910 basis points to 28.9% (from 19.8%); product margins improved 400 basis points; SG&A as a percent of sales improved ~550 basis points to 35.4% of net sales.
Meaningful Reduction in Losses and EPS Beat
Pretax loss narrowed to $7.8M (6.3% of net sales) vs $22.3M (20.7% of net sales) prior year; net loss improved to $8.0M or $0.26 per share vs $22.2M or $0.74 prior year, an improvement of $14.2M ($0.48 per share) and came in $0.01 ahead of the upper end of EPS outlook.
Improved Liquidity and Balance Sheet Strength
Ended the quarter debt-free with cash and investments of $41.1M (vs $37.2M prior year) and available undrawn borrowing capacity of $50.7M under the asset-backed credit facility; expect to end Q2 with total liquidity >$120M (cash & investments ~$59–63M plus ~$63M undrawn).
Sustained Positive Momentum & Customer Engagement
Delivered 10 consecutive months of comparable net sales growth; fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year profit improvement; sixth consecutive quarter of product margin improvement; loyalty customers with activity in last year grew 10%; TikTok following doubled since launch last March.