But, what was odd with the Talbots announcement?
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Notice, in the past, Talbots would announce on Wednesday or Tuesday.
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Just look at the some of the clothing retailers, like the Gap or Talbots, and how their margins have been squeezed recently by increasing costs in wages, energy and raw materials.
With Talbots, the earnings would actually beat the estimates, but the company coincidentally had bad news at the same time as the earnings announcement.
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Talbots, the women's clothing brand with stores in the U.S. and Canada, reported heavy declines in store sales and increased inventories in its third quarter earnings on Tuesday.
Talbots announced on the Friday before the long weekend.
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Specialty stores such as The Limited, Ann Taylor, Jil Sander and Talbots attracted an additional 14.8%.
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Consumers did not return to Talbots stores this December, however, the company said today when it released its sales numbers.
Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Talbots Incorporated ( TLB) is up about 4.1%, and OfficeMax ( OMX) is higher by about 2.5%.
Among the largest underlying components of XRT, in trading today Talbots Incorporated ( TLB) is down about 3.1%, and Genesco Incorporated ( GCO) is up by about 1.7%.
Talbots ( NYSE:TLB) announced earnings on Friday and the stock fell -39%.
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For some academics, Talbots could create an interesting case study with regards to investor relations and the timing of an earnings announcement with bad news.
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It is clear that we are witnessing a turnaround at Talbots, and this stronger report may warrant an upgrade to Fairly Valued in the coming weeks.
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