US: Hibbett Sports lowers FY guidance as Q2 profit tumbles
By just-style.com | 21 August 2009
A lack of stimulus cheques and the later timing of tax-free holidays have been blamed for a 77% drop in second quarter profit at sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc, prompting it to lower its earnings guidance for the year.
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