American Apparel sees improving sales trends

American Apparel updated investors on its fourth quarter performance Sunday night before speaking at a conference this week.

The company said it continues to see improvement in retail sales in the fourth quarter.

Quarter to date through November, same store sales rose 6%, with a 5% increase in store comps and a 16% increase in online comps.

Wholesale revenues quarter to date are flat.

Net sales are up 7%.

American Apparel’s sales trends improved from October to November. Comps rose 4% in October and 10% in November.

The company operates 249 stores in 20 countries.