Urban Outfitters holiday sales increase by 5 percent

Urban Outfitters, Inc. said in a statement that total company net sales for the two months ended December 31, 2018, increased 5 percent over the same period last year, while comparable retail segment net sales increased 5 percent, driven by double-digit growth in the digital channel, partially offset by negative retail store sales. By brand, comparable retail segment net sales increased 6 percent at Free People, 5 percent at Urban Outfitters and 4 percent at the Anthropologie Group and wholesale segment net sales increased 3 percent.