Citi Trends(US:CTRN)2026-01-12 15:00Business Overview - Citi Trends focuses on the core African-American customer[6, 22] - The company operates approximately 590 stores with each store being around 12,000 sq ft[12, 15] - Citi Trends' sales are approximately $750 million[12] - The product margin is approximately 39% excluding one-time costs[12, 13] Recent Trends and Strategies - Citi Trends marked down approximately $26 million in unproductive inventory to create open to buy for fresh product[23] - The company is focusing on improving retail fundamentals and building foundational best practices[23, 24] - The company aims to offer branded values at 50% to 75% off MSRP[28] Path to Value Creation and Future Growth - Citi Trends is in the "Repair" phase in the second half of 2024, with plans to "Execute" in the first half of 2025, "Optimize" in the second half of 2025, and achieve "Growth" in 2026 and beyond[30] - The company aims for sales growth of approximately 4% to 6%[44] - Citi Trends is targeting square footage expansion of approximately 6% to 10%[40, 44] - The company projects EBITDA of $40 million or more[44]