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UPDATE 1-Zumiez Nov same-store sales fall 8.5 pct
* Nov comp sales fall 8.5 pct vs est -8.2 pct
* Nov total sales fall 1.8 pct to $32 mln
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Skate and snow-boarding inspired retailer Zumiez Inc (ZUMZ.O) posted a wider-than-expected 8.5 percent fall in November sales at stores open for at least a year.
Analysts on average expected same-store sales at the retailer to fall 8.2 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
For the four-week period ended Nov. 28, total net sales fell 1.8 percent to $32 million.
Shares of Zumiez, which sells clothing and equipment for skaters, snowboarders and the like, closed at $11.25 Wednesday on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Mihir Dalal in Bangalore; Editing by Anil D'Silva) ((mihir.dalal@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: mihir.dalal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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