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Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) reported a first-quarter FY22 sales decline of 12% year-on-year to $1.93 billion, missing the consensus of $2.04 billion. Comparable store sales decreased by 18%. The gross margin contracted by 230 basis points Y/Y to 41%. The total costs and expenses fell 3.5% Y/Y to $1.9 billion. Adjusted EBIT was…

Buckle Inc (NYSE:BKE) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 3.3% year-on-year to $309.06 million, beating the consensus of $291.76 million. Comparable store net sales for the quarter increased by 3.7% versus last year. Online sales increased 1.1% Y/Y to $54.3 million. EPS of $1.12 beat the analyst consensus of $0.89. Gross profit rose…

Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 6.5% year-on-year to $6.90 billion, beating the consensus of $6.76 billion. Enterprise same-store sales increased 4.4%. Same-store sales for Dollar Tree increased 11.2%. Family Dollar same-store sales decreased 2.8%. Gross profit for the quarter rose 19.2% Y/Y to $2.34 billion, and the gross margin…

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (NYSE:BBW) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 28.4% year-on-year to $117.7 million, beating the consensus of $98.29 million. Net retail sales rose 26.6% Y/Y, and e-commerce demand grew 2.1%. Gross profit increased 27.7% Y/Y to $61.8 million. The gross margin of 52.5% contracted by 30 basis points Y/Y. The company…

Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 1% year-on-year to $4.48 billion, beating the consensus of $4.18 billion.  Segments: Baidu's Core revenue increased 4% Y/Y to $3.37 billion; Online marketing revenue declined 4% Y/Y to $2.47 billion, and Non-online marketing revenue jumped 35% Y/Y to $903 million, driven by cloud and other AI-powered businesses.…

Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:SONY) PlayStation division looks to acquire more game studios and increase investment in live services, PC and mobile offerings, its gaming chief said, Bloomberg, reports. Sony is yet to expand PlayStation Studios inorganically and will look to keep forging deals, Jim Ryan said. Sony spent nearly half its PlayStation…

Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 13.6% year-on-year to $5.35 billion, beating the consensus of $5.33 billion. Comparable sales increased 12.8% on an owned basis and up 12.4% on an owned plus licensed basis versus Q1 2021. Digital sales climbed 2% versus Q1 FY21 and 34% versus Q1 FY19. The…

Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) Chief Executive Michael O'Leary stated on Wednesday that bookings for the summer looked very strong, adding that the load factor should gradually rise to 94-95% in June-August, approaching pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, reported Reuters. O'Leary told Reuters that the airline was likely to end this month with just over 15…

Hyundai Motor Co (OTC:HYMTF) will recall 281,000 vehicles in North America over fears of seat-belt pretensioners exploding, Reuters reported. The report noted that there were three injury reports caused by the explosion of seat-belt pretensioners, projecting the metal fragments. The recall will include some 2019-2022 Accent, 2021-2023 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra hybrid vehicles. …

A regulatory filing shows that Nelson Peltz is considering a potential takeover bid for Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN). Peltz' firm, Trian Fund Management, said it will explore a transaction on its own or with third parties that could include an acquisition, merger, or other transaction. Trian, along with its partners, owns a 19.4% stake in…