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Signet Jewelers Ltd said revenue in the fourth quarter ending in January declined 5.2% to $2.66 billion from $2.81 billion and net income fell to $268.7 million from $305.7 million and diluted earnings per share increased to $5.02 from $4.91 in the previous year.

Same store sales declined 9.15% from the previous year but rose 16.4% from the comparable period in fiscal year 2020.

Total sales in the fiscal year 2023 decreased 0.2% to $7.8 billion and net income dropped to 342.2 million from 735.4 million and diluted earnings per share fell to $6.64 from $12.22 a year ago.

Same store sales in the year fell 6.1% from the previous year but rose 18.1% from the fiscal year 2020.

The Children's Place Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter ending in January declined 10.2% to $456.1 million from $507.8 million a year ago. The retailer swung to a loss of $50.5 million from a profit of $39.0 million and diluted earnings per share was ($4.10) from $2.68 a year ago.

In the full-year 2022 revenue dropped 10.8% to $1.71 billion compared to $1.92 billion in the previous year. Net loss in the year was $1.1 million compared to a profit of $187.2 million and diluted earnings per share was ($0.09) compared to $12.59 in the previous year.

The retailer ended the quarter with 613 stores and square footage of 2.9 million, a decrease of 8.3% compared to the prior year. The company permanently closed 59 stores in fiscal 2022 and permanently closed 586 stores, since the announcement of its optimization plan in 2013

FedEx Corp said revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending in February declined to $22.2 billion from $23.6 billion and net income fell to $771 million from $1.1 billion and diluted earnings per share dropped to $3.05 from $4.20 a year ago.

The parcel delivery company completed a repurchase of 9.2 million shares in the fiscal third quarter.

The company lifted its fiscal year 2023 diluted earnings per share forecast in the range of $13.80 to $14.40 before the mark-to-market retirement plans accounting adjustments, compared to the prior forecast of $12.50 to $13.50 a share.

The company estimated fiscal year capital spending of $5.9 billion.