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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 Jan 30, 2010 the company operated 504 total stores in 47 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including 424 Wet Seal stores and 80 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 2009 Ends on | Jan 30, 2010 |
| 2008 Net Sales | $ 593.0 Million |
| 2008 Net Income | $ 30.2 Million |
| Store Count* | 504 |
| Total Store Sq Ft** | 1,879,395 |
| Employees** | 5,896 |
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*as of 1/30/10 **as of 1/31/09 |
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| 2008 | 2007 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
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| Net Sales (1,000’s) | $ 592,960 | $ 611,163 | -3.0% | 5.8% | 2.7% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | -8.5% | -1.1% | |||
| Net Income (1,000’s) | $ 30,154 | $ 23,232 | 29.8% | N/A | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | $ 0.30 | $ 0.23 | 30.4% | N/A | N/A |
| Store Count | 496 | 494 | 0.4% | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| Store Sq Ft (1,000s) | 1,879 | 1,863 | 0.9% | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| Employees | 5,896 | 7,745 | -23.9% | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| Advertising Spend (1,000s) | $ 3,200 | $ 6,700 | -52.2% | -7.9% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| Wet Seal | 82.8% | 78.3% | 73.9% |
| Arden B | 17.2% | 21.7% | 26.1% |
