: Urban Outfitters holiday sales rise to record

Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN said late Monday that it booked record holiday sales for the two months ending Dec. 31. Two-month holiday sales rose 2.3% from the same period a year ago. By brand, comparable retail net sales rose 15% at the company’s Free People Group, 7% at the Anthropologie Group, and fell 10% at Urban Outfitters. Shares of Urban Outfitters rose 1% after hours, following a 0.1% decline to close the regular session at $25.46.

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