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| Profile – The Wet Seal, Inc. | |
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The Wet Seal is a mall-based specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for young women. As of Apr 3, 2010 the company operated 502 total stores in 47 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including 423 Wet Seal stores and 79 Arden B stores. |
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| Headquarters | Foothill Ranch, California |
| Sector | Clothing & Accessories Stores |
| Primary NAICS Code | 448120 – Women’s Clothing Stores |
| Primary SIC Code | 5621 – Women’s Clothing Stores |
| Fiscal Year 2010 Ends on | Jan 29, 2011 |
| 2009 Net Sales | $ 560.9 Million |
| 2009 Net Income | $ 93.4 Million |
| Store Count* | 502 |
| Total Store Sq Ft** | 1,918,309 |
| Employees** | 6,148 |
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*as of 4/3/10 **as of 1/30/10 |
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| 2009 | 2008 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
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| Net Sales (1,000′s) | $ 560,918 | $ 592,960 | -5.4% | -0.2% | 5.2% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | -7.1% | -8.5% | |||
| Net Income (1,000′s) | $ 93,430 | $ 30,154 | 209.8% | N/A | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | $ 0.92 | $ 0.30 | 206.7% | N/A | N/A |
| Store Count | 504 | 496 | 1.6% | 5.4% | 0.1% |
| Store Sq Ft (1,000s) | 1,918 | 1,879 | 2.1% | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Employees | 6,148 | 5,896 | 4.3% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Advertising Spend (1,000s) | $ 2,400 | $ 3,200 | -25.0% | -27.5% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
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| Wet Seal | 83.0% | 82.8% | 78.3% |
| Arden B | 17.0% | 17.2% | 21.7% |

