就和 A&F 集团在去年关闭 Ruehl 925 一样。一直被业界不看好的 Martin+Osa 终于在今天被宣布也要关门了。

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0925659420100309?type=marketsNews

American Eagle Outfitters closing Martin+Osa

Closing all 28 Martin+Osa stores and online business

LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO.N) is closing all 28 of its Martin+Osa clothing stores and the chain's online business after the concept failed to meet internal targets, the teen retailer said on Tuesday.

"The brand was not achieving performance levels that warrant further investment," the company said in a statement.

Shares of American Eagle were up 6.4 percent in afterhours trade following the closure announcement.

The store closures are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2010, at the end of July.

In fiscal 2009, Martin+Osa generated an after-tax loss of $44 million, including a non-cash impairment charge of $11 million, net of tax.

The company said it expects the related fiscal 2010 cash outflow, net of associated tax benefits, to be between $10 million to $40 million after taking account of pre-tax charges of $32 million to $77 million for lease-related, severance and other charges. In addition, the company expects around $29 million of non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges and inventory write-downs.

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