USA: Phillips-Van Heusen Backs Earnings Guidance
Clothing and footwear giant Phillips-Van Heusen Corp said today it expects first quarter sales to fall 6-8 per cent to &388.9-$396.3 from the $366.9m recorded a year ago. The company reaffirmed its first quarter and fiscal 2002 earnings guidance in a statement and said it still sees flat second quarter sales at $334.4m, but expects second half sales to climb 3-4 per cent.