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Zumiez announced that the Company's comparable sales for the nine-week period ended January 3, 2026, increased 2.9% from the comparable nine-week period in the prior year ending January 4, 2025. Rick Brooks, Chief Executive Officer of Zumiez Inc., stated, "We are pleased with the 6.5% comparable sales growth in our North America business over the holiday period, continuing the strong trends we experienced throughout the back-to-school season. At the same time, our heightened focus on full-price selling in Europe drove a 600-basis point improvement in our European product margin quarter-to-date. While European sales were less than anticipated, this product margin growth, combined with the ongoing strength in North America has allowed us to increase our earnings guidance for the quarter. We look forward to building on our recent progress in fiscal 2026 and generating greater value for our shareholder in the years to come."

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Reports Q3 revenue $239.13M, consensus $233.54M. Comparable sales for Q3 increased 7.6%. "We achieved our best third quarter in several years," said Rick Brooks, CEO of Zumiez Inc. "High-single digit comparable sales growth and strong full price selling drove meaningful gross margin expansion, which combined with good expense management, resulted in a significant improvement in profitability. The work we have done enhancing our brand and merchandise assortments continues to resonate with our consumers, especially in North America, evidenced by the sharp sequential increase in the region's comparable sales trends to double digits. Importantly, the holiday season is off to a strong start with overall comps up 6.6% fourth quarter-to-date and up 8.7% over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday timeframe. While the overall consumer environment remains choppy, we are encouraged by the pace of our business and are increasingly confident in delivering a solid finish to fiscal 2025 and building on our progress next year."