USA: AnnTaylor Backs Earnings View
Leading women's clothing retailer AnnTaylor Stores Corp said yesterday that its quarterly earnings for the year would be roughly in line previous forecasts. The New York-based company said it expects 2002 earnings in a range of $2.01-$2.12 per diluted share and is gunning for annual sales growth of 12 per cent between 2003 and 2005.