Article: Salant posts wider loss in 1st quarter as sales drop 19.3%. (Salant Corp., clothing trade)

SALANT POSTS WIDER LOSS IN 1ST QUARTER AS SALES DROP 19.3%

NEW YORK (FNS) -- Salant Corp., which is reorganizing in Chapter 11 proceedings, said it lost $3,259,000 in the first quarter ended March 30.

Salant had a $2.31 million loss in the same quarter last year.

Sales declined 19.3 percent to $82,302,000 from $101,931,000.

The company said the decrease in sales reflected discontinuation of some operations that were active last year. Results included Denton Mills, a subsidiary, which filed a Chapter 11 petition with the parent company on June 27, 1990.

Salant said the loss reflected lower gross margins caused by reduced prices ...

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