Chico's FAS Inc - apparel and textile industry company news 
US: Chico's Q4 profit increases 25.6%
28 February 2013
Women's wear retailer Chico's has seen its fourth-quarter net profit increase after the company sold more products at full-price and managed inventory levels.
US: Body Central reshuffles merchandising team
26 February 2013
US value apparel retailer Body Central has announced a series of executive appointments across its merchandising and e-commerce departments.
US: Chico's Q3 profit up on strong sales
21 November 2012
Strong sales and improved margins helped women's wear retailer Chico's post a 57.4% increase in third-quarter net profit.
US: Chico's Q2 profit up 23% as sales rise
22 August 2012
US women's wear retailer Chico's has booked a 23% rise in second-quarter net profit as consumers responded well to new merchandise, helping it to sell more products at full-price.
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10 April 2012
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US: Strong sales lift Chico's Q4 profit by 21%
23 February 2012
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has booked a 21% jump in fourth quarter profit, thanks to higher sales across all its stores and the acquisition of online retailer Boston Proper in September.
US: Chico's FAS secures $3.2m to expand headquarters
21 December 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc is expanding its headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida, after securing $3.26m in financial incentives to support the move.
US: Chico's Q3 hit by discounting and acquisition costs
23 November 2011
US women's wear company Chico's FAS said that third-quarter profits were hit by higher discounting levels at Chico's and costs relating to its acquisition of Boston Proper.
US: Chico's FAS completes Boston Proper buy
21 September 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has completed the $205m deal to buy privately held catalogue and online clothing seller Boston Proper Inc.
US: Hot Topic appoints two executives
1 September 2011
Hot Topic has announced the appointment of two executives - Don Hendricks as chief information officer and Jeff Allison as senior vice president of planning and allocation.
US: J Jill appoints Edmonds to board
25 August 2011
Plus-sized clothing retailer J Jill has appointed Scott Edmonds, the former chairman and CEO of Chico's FAS, to its board of directors.
UPDATE: US: Chico's FAS sees Boston Proper buy a "great opportunity"
18 August 2011
The president and CEO of US women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc jas described its acquisition of catalogue and online clothing seller Boston Proper as a "great opportunity to grow market share".
US: Chico's FAS to buy Boston Proper for $205m
17 August 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc is to buy privately held catalogue and online clothing seller Boston Proper Inc in a $205m deal revealed today (17 August) as it booked a 42% hike in second quarter profit.
US: Chico's FAS books 42% hike in Q2 profit
17 August 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has booked a 42% hike in second quarter profit thanks to strong sales of its namesake and Soma Intimates brands – and said it is buying catalogue and online clothing seller Boston Proper Inc for $205m.
US: Chico's appoints Knous to VP role
23 June 2011
US retailer Chico's FAS has appointed Pamela Knous to the position of executive vice president - chief financial officer and chief accounting officer.
US: Higher full-price sales help Chico's Q1
19 May 2011
Women’s wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has booked a 29.7% jump in first quarter profit thanks to higher sales of full price goods.
US: Chico's FAS selects FlexPLM for efficiency gains
17 March 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS has invested in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to standardise operations across all of its categories, brands and departments and enhance its ability to be first to market with the latest fashion.
US: Chico's names Visconti as marketing SVP
14 March 2011
US apparel retailer Chico's has named Celia Rao Visconti as senior vice president of marketing for Chico's, a division of Chico's FAS, effective today (14 March).
US: White House|Black Market names merchandise chief
1 March 2011
Women’s wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has named former Tory Burch executive Liz Edmiston as senior vice president, general merchandise manager for its White House|Black Market division.
US: Chico's appoints new chief operating officer
23 February 2011
Women's wear retailer Chico's has appointed Kent A Kleeberger to the position of executive vice president – chief operating officer.
US: Chico's reports 27% hike in Q3 profit
18 November 2010
Fashion retailer Chico's FAS Inc has posted a 27% hike in third quarter profit, helped by higher sales and gross margins.
US: Chico's FAS more than doubles Q2 profit
19 August 2010
Women’s wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has more than doubled its second quarter profit, boosted by higher sales and margins at its White House| Black Market stores.
US: Cache refutes Chico's copying claims
8 July 2010
Women's wear retailer Cache Inc has refuted claims from rival retailer Chico's FAS Inc that it copied some of its designs.
Global sourcing perspectives: things to consider
4 June 2010
One of the biggest challenges for brands and retailers of all sizes is how to source products and where to source them from. And one of the best ways to formulate a sourcing strategy is to tap into insights from other firms. Niki Tait attended a special session at the recent SPESA Expo where Gap, JCPenney, VF Corp and Soma Intimates were all on hand to share their thoughts.
US: Chico's doubles profit in Q1
19 May 2010
Women's clothing retailer Chico's FAS has more than doubled its net income for the first quarter of the year, thanks in part to recovery of its Chico's and Soma Intimates brands' performances.
US: Chico's taps Van Brunt as Soma Intimates president
6 May 2010
Women's wear retailer Chico's FAS Inc has tapped JC Penney executive Laurie Van Brunt as the new president of its Soma Intimates brand.
US: Chico's sees Q4 improvement
25 February 2010
Leading women's fashion retailer Chico's FAS has posted considerably improved fourth quarter results with both net income and revenue showing an upswing.
US: Chico's turns in strong Q3 as sales and profits grow
19 November 2009
Chico's has reported a leap in third quarter net income as same store sales for the period experience double digit growth.
US: Chico's more than doubles Q2 profit
26 August 2009
US women's wear retailer Chico's FAS has more than doubled its second quarter profit after managing to boost sales by around 4%.
US: Chico's Q1 profit rises 14% on cost cuts
28 May 2009
Higher margins and lower expenses have helped fashion retailer Chico's FAS Inc to a 14.2% rise in first quarter profit.
