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Signet Jewelers Holiday Season Comps. Up 3.6%; Reaffirms Guidance - Quick Facts

Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG, SIG.L), the largest specialty retail jeweler in the US, UK and Canada, announced its sales for the eight weeks ended December 27, 2014. Same store sales were up 3.6% for the period.

Mark Light, CEO, said: "Our company performed well during the holiday period delivering increased same store sales across all divisions driven by the continued successful execution of our product, marketing and omni-channel strategies. This is particularly pleasing given the amount of change we have dealt with during the course of the fiscal year."

The company reaffirmed its guidance for the fourth quarter and the 52 weeks ending January 31, 2015. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per Signet Common Share has been declared for the fourth quarter, payable on February 26, 2015 to shareholders of record on January 30, 2015.

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