Zumiez reported strong results in April, with same-store sales rising 8.2%.
Sales were boosted by Easter moving into April this year, while last year Easter fell in March.
March and April same store sales combined grew 1.7% this year, the company said.
Categories that performed well in April included accessories, hardgoods, men’s and junior’s.
Footwear and boy’s underperformed.
For the first quarter, Zumiez same-store sales rose 1.8%, better than the low single digit decline the company had previously forecast.
The stock market liked Zumiez’s same-store sales results. The company’s stock is up nearly 13% to $28.06 this morning.
Zumiez operated 558 stores as of May 3, including 515 in the U.S., 29 in Canada and 14 in Europe.
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