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Jan 14, 2010
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West 49 holiday sales decline on warm weather

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Reuters
Published
Jan 14, 2010

TORONTO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Canada's West 49 Inc (WXX.TO), a trendy sporting goods retailer, said on Thursday 14 January that sales for the key holiday season slipped almost 2 percent as brisk December activity was not enough to offset November's unseasonably warm weather.


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For the nine weeks that ended on Jan. 2, the company, known for its stylish skateboarding and snowboarding apparel, said sales at stores open for more than a year dropped 1.8 percent.

Total sales fell 0.6 percent to C$51.8 million ($50.2 million).

In December, which includes the Christmas rush, same-store sales rose 3 percent. Net sales climbed 5.7 percent to C$36.8 million. ($1=$1.03 Canadian) (Reporting by Scott Anderson; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)

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