Mississippi Business Journal » sew http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hancock sees greatly improved numbers, but still posts losses http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/hancock-sees-greatly-improved-numbers-but-still-posts-losses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hancock-sees-greatly-improved-numbers-but-still-posts-losses http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/hancock-sees-greatly-improved-numbers-but-still-posts-losses/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:25:05 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73985 BALDWYN — Hancock Fabrics Inc. is reporting improved financial results for its fourth quarter ended Jan. 26 and full fifty-two weeks of fiscal 2012. For the quarter, net sales increased to $81.7 million, compared to $81.4 million for the fourth quarter of last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 1.4 percent on top [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/hancock-sees-greatly-improved-numbers-but-still-posts-losses/feed/ 0 Hancock Fabrics’ sales up, but posts loss http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/10/hancock-fabrics-sales-up-but-posts-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hancock-fabrics-sales-up-but-posts-loss http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/10/hancock-fabrics-sales-up-but-posts-loss/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:19:07 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=66393 BALDWYN — Hancock Fabrics Inc., during the third quarter ended Oct. 27, recorded net sales of $71.9 million, compared to $70.8 million for the third quarter of last year, and comparable store sales increased 2.3 percent, compared to a 3.5 percent decline in the previous year. The retailer reports an operating loss of $800,000, compared [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/10/hancock-fabrics-sales-up-but-posts-loss/feed/ 0 Apparel company now says it will layoff workers, not close plants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/12/apparel-company-now-says-it-will-layoff-workers-not-close-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apparel-company-now-says-it-will-layoff-workers-not-close-plants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/12/apparel-company-now-says-it-will-layoff-workers-not-close-plants/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:08:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62536 COLUMBUS — An apparel company that’s losing a military contract to the federal prison system says it plans to lay off 50 workers in Alabama and Mississippi rather than idling two plants. American Power Source Inc. says the layoffs in Fayette, Ala., and Columbus are due to the government’s decision to shift an Air Force [...]

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