US: Urban Outfitters Q1 profit falls on weaker margins
By Leonie Barrie | 22 May 2012
Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc has posed a 12% drop in first-quarter profit after the cost of opening new stories and higher markdowns on a few women's apparel lines offset a rise in sales.
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