Article: TOMMY BAHAMA SHINES FOR OXFORD; BUT STRUGGLES IN TAILORED CLOTHING PULL COMPANY PROFITS DOWN 38 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTER.

Byline: Brenda Lloyd

ATLANTA - Weak demand for tailored clothing at retail continued to plague Oxford Industries as the Atlanta-based apparel company closed out its 2007 fiscal year, ending June 1, but the Tommy Bahama brand came to the rescue.

Still, fourth-quarter profits at Oxford Industries fell about 38 percent to $19.3 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, from $31 million, or $1.74, in the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, also partly due to the sale of its Womenswear Group in 2006. Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.08 in the quarter, compared to $1.02 in the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter.

Consolidated net sales for ...

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