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Second million, sales in $XXX.X quarter were the of $XXX from down quarter second net XX.X% million XXXX.
driven down North our more for other The favorable sales the business. results by were quarter. sales in Comparable for business, international by offset XX% decrease America was our primarily
driven to higher ongoing spending, continued discretionary pressure, primarily and inflationary market. During competition softer see the for of in increased the by quarter, we levels sales, discounting
$XXX.X of a Europe XX.X% year. XXXX. XX.X% perspective, sales, sales Australia, and international regional American net million, From from were net decrease from last Other of North $XX.X up were consist a which million,
foreign of translation, increased increased net impact sales international other with XX.X% America XXXX. and the sales Excluding currency compared XX.X% North net
sales quarter Comparable the sales America the down XX.X%, for goods from being all year prior up X.X% a and our accessories, followed quarter. perspective, comparable international North were for and comparable by with for women's most categories were were during down the sales other category men's. negative, hard in From footwear,
were retail, a driven unit in per decrease dollars offset in by transaction. partially up for increase the by per quarter, transaction an Total average unit
quarter with of Second Gross in quarter million the the a for of XX.X% XX.X% as compared compared XXXX. sales in gross quarter second $XX.X was the year. quarter to profit second of was $XX.X profit million percentage last
XX The XXX-basis decreased private driven driving margin basis driving label this as point and basis gross lower were on deleveraged and points. product points store follows: costs. basis was on occupancy fixed the change deleverage costs by primarily sales XX a points, by sales in key deleveraged decrease XXX by lower in areas our buying margins costs by quarter, The volumes,
not a SG&A of second by decrease web SG&A to points of net of or shipping sales increase to as partially million XX in percent XXX The quarter hours the was or rates of wage point by due lower store the decreases costs point reduction; to of a million expenses net driven as as both shrinkage. sales ago. point that a of margin increase deleverage $XX.X compared offset following: basis by be increases well XX.X% wages could on sales basis $XX.X sales in net of a due year point training gross basis XXX increase These XXX basis increase and XX due increase and in in was to XX-basis wages; expense basis events a and XX.X% to deleverage inventory in decrease event timing. in offset non-store operating were nonwage store point costs; point basis in XX
second second quarter second $X.XX sales XXXX of profit last share. share or of Operating compared was per million $X.X million $XX.X million net of or or for diluted net of the quarter compares loss loss Net net This income $X.XX operating was the X.X% in $X the year. million with sales XXXX. X.X% of to or of $X.X quarter for per
effective tax the The the due quarter of our rate of decrease the in X.X% jurisdictions losses year-ago effective for to rate in for XXXX allocation was benefit taxes was operate. in XX.X% in primarily we which period. Our increase those compared losses second with across income tax provision and net
Turning to the balance sheet.
expenditures marketable the compared cash ended million over business of of The The driven as XX, million as the financial XX current XX, had strong months primarily $XX.X July a of $XX.X of $XXX position. trailing July XXXX. cash was current $XXX.X securities million. XXXX, million to and quarter increase in by and securities capital marketable in We
to our the debt no unused We facility. with XX, we July on maintain have and XXXX, in balance the of full sheet $XXX.X credit inventory, quarter As million up continue ended America $XXX.X North increases international in down is to business, in the year. Inventory compared primarily from our X.X% by million last while was prior inventory growth driven year. store count X.X%
inventory our last levels from a year. currency were On constant up basis, current X.X%
Now XX-day from prior ended prior from down XXXX, XXXX. year. ended X, the period period for in in the to were results. comparable the our September year in September the XXXX, XX-day X, same -- September X.X% period sales quarter-to-date X, Net decreased compared the to Comparable third X.X% for the sales XX-day period
a From year. the ended comparable decreased last last American sales our North X, versus XX-day XX.X% international XXXX, business XX.X% September net period other for And, perspective, over business period year. regional the increased for
America sales North X.X% of XXXX. currency impact increased with and decreased compared the other net X.X% net international Excluding foreign sales translation,
in unit impact XXXX, product everyone of From other margin, hard XXXX, driven and period our September of given retail earnings positive and most to for outlook women's, both involves a in Footwear the external that to our by guidance was category With some that sales, remind respect our for units estimated our transaction. internal and the variety the increase inherent factors complexity ended comp quarter for per were dollars formulating per I third category period, all followed performance. by growth the want goods. uncertainty negative. and X, fiscal a Total and in accessories, were men's had category perspective, while up categories negative an the XX-day transaction average
are to continued levels QX-to-date to trends the trending the and the experienced quarter, remains high progress Our in have but demand inflation of below first continued as on still from consumer under pressure results spending. discretionary impact year-ago incremental show second
million. quarter that With third between mind, and the planning $XXX total will sales be are for million in we $XXX
our XXXX between quarter are the of be X.X%. Consolidated will primarily We sales be negative quarter slightly X.X% mix down third operating for expect year-over-year. third to the expected of quarter margins due XXXX, that margins fiscal from and product negative third the to
cost earnings to the due a on structure is to share. lower decline base, anticipate with of the Similar we loss the a coupled $X.XX And margin $X.XX deleveraging per in half, pressure. largely sales to first
operating the be areas fixed by that such mall and in across expense, costs our as business, hours, are biggest other tied occupancy continue Our deleverage payroll corporate fixed costs store costs. of hours to to driven base
want guidance the volatility will year, our been the to throughout the environment, do from annual currently to I uncertainty giving has specific but As year. provide how macro the we financial believe business are some in and we trend practice this around refraining context due
through 'XX and to We that stronger results line the compared have as continue the move seen through results. to of to half year prior trend we moved year sales XXXX as of the have back fiscal when we expect the get
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first from impact XXXX, fiscal of first as has sales. the total of a decreased product and international points margin XXXX, XX lower which six margin half percentage mixed For basis of a business, which the our included the months is growing of
of and inventories come year, easier. as margins stabilize the the to line transition we we back in could get As half product that believe comparisons
in decline sales when sales sensitive sales XXXX and year-to-date Our to was while leverage. fiscal record opposite experienced driven have meaningful we XXXX by is seen as the and XXXX, in operating true model fiscal and margin fluctuations, also deleverage in we
to continue environment manage expenses this when are navigate current improve. and diligently positioned to conditions we as take We advantage
a consolidated tax seen creating income in during current reduction XXXX and rate. have our distribution to This bottom significant our We across the line of XXXX, in tax tied our variability jurisdictions. results is
income Given expense a year. tax in are could full for the we expecting this, pretax be excess of
open We stores to are in in Australia. including stores the Europe, in XX new year, four North and stores XX approximately during planning stores America, five
expenditures between million in to million XXXX. to XXXX XXXX be -- capital million fiscal $XX and expect for compared year We the $XX full $XX
be will that excluding expense, expect lease and We approximately $XX million. depreciation amortization, noncash
our projecting million year for be share diluted approximately currently are the We XX.X shares. account to full
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