secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Zumiez Inc (ZUMZ)
CIK:        0001318008
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-25-000191
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Zumiez reports holiday comps up 5.6% but cuts Q4 sales and EPS guidance below prior range
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- Comparable sales for nine-week holiday period up 5.6% YoY; North America +6.9%, International +1.1%.
- Women's category led positive comps, followed by Men's and Footwear; Accessories and Hardgoods negative.
- Q4 net sales guidance lowered to $275M-$277M (prev. $284M-$288M); EPS cut to $0.72-$0.77 (prev. $0.83-$0.93).
- CEO cited softer-than-expected peak holiday weeks after tracking on plan through early December.
- Prior-year Q4 had an extra week, reducing year-over-year net sales growth by ~4% in guidance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318008/000117184325000191/0001171843-25-000191-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318008/000117184325000191/f8k_011325.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-000191

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