Retailers see mixed bag in April same-store sales - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Foothill Ranch-based Wet Seal WTSLA) posted a 1.9 percenrt decrease in same-store saleds in April. The company's Wet Seal stores postee a 3.1 percent gain in same-store sales, but its Arden B storex posteda 17.2 percent drop. Overall, the companuy brought in $42 million in sales for the month. Also, the companhy announced on Thursday that Dyan chief merchandise officer for the Wet Seal has resigned from the Company to pursuseother interests. She will remaijn with the company throughMay 30, assist with any transition. Anaheim'a Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) saw a 4 percent increass in same-store sales for the month. The compant brought in $73.
8 million in totakl sales for the month. During the company closed all of itsdemo stores, and said in a statemenft that it will report all demo operationw as a discontinued operation in filings, startint with the first quarter of 2008. The companyu that it would close itsdemo stores. City of Industry-basedx Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) posted a 2.5 percent drop in same-storee sales for the month. At Hot Topic the same-store sales were down 3.2 percent, and at Torrid stores, the sales were down 0.1 percent. The companyu brought in $44.8 million in the quarter.