Earnings roundup: Vera Bradley, Hot Topic
Earnings roundup: Vera Bradley's outlook misses expectations; Hot Topic's 4Q profit rises
Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, March 13, from AP Business News:
— Shares of Vera Bradley Inc. fell in after-hours trading, after the women's accessories company forecast results for its fiscal first-quarter and full-year 2014 that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
— Hot Topic Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit jumped more than 30 percent on better sales at its teen clothing stores.
— Christopher & Banks Corp. narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the women's clothing store chain got a boost from an extra week of sales, cut costs and left behind some big charges.
