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Full year earnings came in at $2.49 per diluted share compared with $2.27 last year. Net sales in 2010 increased 8% to $2.4 billion, while same store sales were also up by 1% compared to a 10% increase last year.

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Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) reported Q4 earnings Thursday afternoon, posting an EPS of $0.98, which beat the analyst consensus of $0.97 by a penny. Net sales in the quarter rose 5% year-over-year to $839.3 million. Same store sales fel

Earnings on Thursday, March 10th include those from Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Smithfield Foods (SFD), and retailer Aeropostale (ARO), while the Initial Jobless Claims and Trade Balance reports will both be released at 8:30AM

Fourth quarter comparable store sales decreased 7% year-over-year, compared to a 5% increase last year.

For 2011 the company sees EPS of $1.02 vs. the consensus estimate for $1.01 per share.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) reported Q4 EPS of $0.44, vs. consensus estimates of $0.43 per share. Revenues for the quarter decreased 4% year-over-year to $916.0 million, below the consensus estimate for $919.5 million.

The first store is expected to open in Singapore later this year.

Thomas P. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are thrilled to bring the Aeropostale brand to Asia. The Aeropostale brand is evolving into a powerful global brand, and we are excited to continue our international expansio

Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) announced that it signed a licensing agreement with Montreal PTE Ltd. to open about 25 stores across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia over the next five years. Montreal PTE is a joint venture between Appare

Still, the move is seen as making it harder for investors to follow the retail chains.

Abercrombie & Fitch shares are down 1.89%, or $0.96, to $49.79. American Eagle shares are down 1.23% to $14.49. Aeropostale shares are down 0.96% to $23.76."

"Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Aeropostale (ARO) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) plan to stop reporting same-store monthly sales, Bloomberg reports. Retail executives say the practice puts too much emphasis on short-term resu

Jefferies has a $20.00 price target set on the firm.

Shares of the retailer are trading 2.31% lower on the news at $24.07.

Aeropostale had sales growth of 0.1% during the last fiscal year.

The company has reported $2.4 billion in sales over the past 12 months and is expected to report $2.6 billion in sales in the next fiscal year.

Aeropostale has a potential upside of 11.9% based on a current price of $23.99, and an average consensus analyst price target of $26.85.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) lowered the rating for Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) on Monday, from Hold to Underperform.

Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO) appointed senior vice president of strategic planning and new business development, Mark D. Miller, as the retailer's new chief financial officer. Miller has been with the company since 2005. Aeroposta