American Eagle Outfitters expects growth in 2012

Pittsburgh Business Times by , Reporter Related: Retailing & Restaurants, Consumer Goods, Pittsburgh, South Side Robert Hanson, CEO of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) Reporter- Pittsburgh Business Times Email | Twitter | Google | Facebook In his first annual meeting, American Eagle Outfitters CEO Robert Hanson described the fashion retailer as poised for modest, broad-based growth in a still-challenging environment. The South Side-based company was able to achieve 6 percent growth in fiscal 2011, with sales rising to $3.1 billion and comparable store sales up four percent. First-quarter sales were up 18 percent. "We’re feeling good about the