Earnings roundup: Tween Brands, Brown Shoe

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) -Girls' specialty retailer Tween Brands Inc. said Wednesday fiscal first-quarter profit declined on a hefty charge, but results still topped Wall Street expectations.

NEW YORK (AP) -Brown Shoe Co., which operates the Famous Footwear shoe store chain, said Wednesday fiscal first-quarter profit declined on soft same-store sales and higher markdowns as consumers scaled back spending.

HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -Apparel retailer Talbots Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit dropped 69 percent, hurt by its Talbots Kids, Mens and U.K. noncore operations as well as restructuring charges.

BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) -Women's apparel retailer Charming Shoppes Inc. on Wednesday reported a loss in its first quarter mainly from a big drop in sales at established stores.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc., a real estate investment trust, said late Tuesday it lost $2.05 billion in 2007 because of rising loan-loss provisions.