| Profile | Monthly Data | Quarterly Data | Annual Data |
| Wet Seal – Links |
| Investor Relations |
| Wet Seal Home |
| Wet Seal Twitter |
| Wet Seal Facebook |
| Wet Seal YouTube |
| Arden B Home |
| Arden B Twitter |
| Arden B Facebook |
| Arden B YouTube |
| 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 28, 2012 the company operated 553 total stores in 47 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including 469 Wet Seal stores and 84 Arden B stores, as well as wetseal.com and ardenb.com. |
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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 2012 Ends on | Feb 2, 2013 |
| 2011 Net Sales | $ 620.1 Million |
| 2011 E-Commerce Sales | $ 33.8 Million |
| 2011 Net Income | $ 15.1 Million |
| Store Count* | 553 |
| Total Store Sq Ft* | 2,142,000 |
| Employees** | 7,283 |
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*as of 4/28/12 **as of 1/28/12 |
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| 2011 | 2010 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
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| Net Sales (1,000′s) | $ 620,097 | $ 581,194 | 6.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | 2.0% | 0.0% | |||
| E-Commerce Sales (1,000s) | $ 33,815 | $ 38,215 | -11.5% | 5.1% | 16.4% |
| Operating Income (1,000′s) | $ 25,000 | $ 25,247 | -1.0% | -8.0% | 10.7% |
| Net Income (1,000′s) | $ 15,082 | $ 12,570 | 20.0% | -20.6% | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | $ 0.16 | $ 0.12 | 33.3% | -18.9% | N/A |
| Store Count | 558 | 533 | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| Store Sq Ft (1,000s) | 2,153 | 2,043 | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| Employees | 7,283 | 6,892 | 5.7% | 7.3% | 5.1% |
| Advertising Spend (1,000s) | $ 4,600 | $ 3,600 | 27.8% | 12.9% | -6.1% |

| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
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| Wet Seal | 84.8% | 83.8% | 83.0% |
| Arden B | 15.2% | 16.2% | 17.0% |
