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 Shares of Ross Stores Inc. fell more than 6% in the extended session Tuesday after the retailer said that an "upsurge" in COVID-19 cases around the holidays hit foot traffic in its stores, particularly as California, where Ross has a larger presence, had tighter rules regarding operations. Ross also said it planned a "more moderate" pace of store openings for 2021. Ross earned $238,000, or 67 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with earnings of $456,000, or $1.28 a share, in the year-ago period. Sales fell to $4.25 billion, from $4.41 billion, and same-store sales were down 6%, "reflecting the negative impact from the upsurge of COVID-19 during the peak holiday selling season," the company said. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected Ross to report earnings of $1.02 a share on sales of $4.27 billion. "Fourth-quarter operating margin of 9.5% declined versus last year as an increase in merchandise margin was more than offset by the deleveraging effect on expenses from lower sales, and higher supply chain and COVID-related operating costs," Chief Executive Barbara Rentler said in a statement. Ross ended the regular trading day down 2.4%.
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