Financial Performance - Net sales for Q3 2024 were 324.3million,adecreaseof4.8340.6 million in Q3 2023, primarily due to consumer inflationary pressures affecting discretionary spending [4]. - Same store sales decreased by 5.7% in Q3 2024 compared to Q3 2023, driven by inflation and recessionary concerns [4]. - Gross profit was 103.1million,representing31.8857.2 million, down 6.6% from 917.6millioninthesameperiodof2023[6].−NetsalesforthethirteenweeksendedNovember2,2024,were324,261, a decrease of 4.8% from 340,569forthesameperiodlastyear[23].−Forthethirty−nineweeksendedNovember2,2024,netsaleswere857,235, down 6.6% from 917,593 in the prior year [25]. Expenses and Losses - SG&A expenses were 100.0 million, or 30.8% of net sales, slightly up from 29.4% in Q3 2023 [5]. - The net loss for Q3 2024 was (0.4)million,animprovementfromanetlossof(1.3) million in Q3 2023 [5]. - Operating expenses decreased slightly to 99,973,representing30.8(364), an improvement from a net loss of (1,331)inthesameperiodlastyear[23].−Lossfromoperationsforthethirty−nineweeksendedNovember2,2024,was(21,835), compared to (17,404)inthesameperiodlastyear[25].−Thecompanyreportedanetlossof364,000 for the period ending November 2, 2024, compared to a net loss of 1,331,000fortheperiodendingOctober28,2023[32].−Thecompanyreportedanadjustednetlossof1,351,000 for the period ending November 2, 2024, compared to an adjusted net loss of (198,000)fortheperiodendingOctober28,2023[32].EBITDAandProfitability−AdjustedEBITDAforQ32024was16.4 million, compared to 16.2millioninQ32023[5].−AdjustedEBITDAfortheperiodendingNovember2,2024,was16,380,000, slightly up from 16,231,000fortheperiodendingOctober28,2023[36].DebtandLiquidity−AsofNovember2,2024,thecompanyhadnetdebtof151.3 million and total liquidity of 150.8million[7][9].−Totalliabilitiesincreasedto724,115 as of November 2, 2024, from 621,649asofFebruary3,2024[26].−Cashandcashequivalentsdecreasedto2,666 as of November 2, 2024, from 3,141atthebeginningoftheperiod[29].−Thecompanyreportedanetcashusedinoperatingactivitiesof(18,671) for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2024, compared to (16,637)intheprioryear[29].FutureOutlook−Thecompanyexpectsfiscalyear2024netsalestobebetween1.18 billion and 1.20billion,withadjustedEBITDAprojectedbetween23 million and 29million[10].−Thecompanyplanstoopenonenewstoreinfiscalyear2025,withnonewstoreopeningsanticipatedfortheremainderoffiscalyear2024[10].OtherCostsandExpenses−Thecompanyincurred1,750,000 in legal settlement costs during the period ending November 2, 2024 [36]. - Director and officer transition costs amounted to 279,000fortheperiodendingNovember2,2024,downfrom1,180,000 for the period ending October 28, 2023 [36]. - The company recognized 205,000inexpensesrelatedtoacancelledcontractfortheperiodendingNovember2,2024[36].−Thetotaldepreciationandamortizationexpensewas9,984,000 for the period ending November 2, 2024, compared to 10,663,000fortheperiodendingOctober28,2023[36].−Interestexpensedecreasedto3,317,000 for the period ending November 2, 2024, from 3,944,000fortheperiodendingOctober28,2023[36].−Thecompanyimplementedacostreductionplanthatresultedin351,000 in severance expenses during the 13 weeks ended July 29, 2023 [33].