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/PRNewswire/ -- ANN INC. (NYSE: ANN) today reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year of 2011, ended January 28, 2012. The Company also provided its outlook for the first quarter and full year of fiscal 2012. For the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011, the Company reported earnings per diluted share of $0.10, excluding $0.06 per diluted share in after-tax charges associated with its previously announced management realignment, compared with earnings per diluted share of $0.19 in the fourth quarter of 2010, excluding after-tax restructuring charges of $0.05 per diluted share. On a GAAP basis, including the

Big changes are coming to Twitter's brand pages. Launched in December, the pages show the brand's Twitter feed and images, but Twitter plans to add experiences, including e-commerce, contests and sweepstakes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Neiman Marcus today opens its 42nd full-line store and its third in the San Francisco Bay Area, located in the affluent East Bay suburb of Walnut Creek.

EVERETT -- Zumiez Inc., an Everett-based specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, today reported record results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 28. Total net sales for the fourth quarter increased 17.7 percent to $183.9 million from $156.2 million in the quarter ended Jan. 29, 2011. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 increased 9.7 percent on top of a comparable store sales increase of 13 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Total net sales for fiscal 2011 increased 16.1 percent to $555.9 million from $478.8

The judges on upcoming NBC show "Fashion Star" aren't designers, but representatives of three major retail chains: H&M, Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue. In each episode they'll bid on their favorite pieces of men's and women's wear, and the winning store will begin selling the clothing after the final credits roll.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and The Home Depot launched an online green home products database that features products geared toward green home building, including items that could earn USGBC LEED for Homes points.

City of Industry, Calif. -- Hot Topic Inc. earned $9 million in the three months that ended Jan. 28, compared with a loss of $578,000 in the year-ago period, on reduced spending. Revenue in the fourth quarter slipped 1% to $209.9 million, from $212.4...

Abercrombie & Fitch was ordered yesterday to face a class-action lawsuit by unhappy shoppers who claimed the clothing retailer voided holiday gift cards that said they had "no expiration date."

Those who attended the Online Retailer Roadshow in Melbourne yesterday were lucky enough to hear Ruby Anik, senior vice president of brand marketing for J.C. Penney, say some surprising things about the future of retail.