We've wanted to be part of this community for more than 25 years, and we are excited to have the opportunity to quickly expand our presence in the greater Boston area.

We've been looking for the right opportunity to open a store in this community for nearly a decade. We're excited to get our doors open in Pittsburgh and start serving customers here.

We'll continue to adjust our staffing levels to the sales performance we have.

While our comparable-store sales were negative for the quarter, we are beginning to see improving sales trends in certain areas of our business, reflecting a better balance of fashion, brands and prices. We remain focused on addressing opportunities to increase volume.

Our business, like many others, has been impacted by the recent unprecedented events, which served to compound the softening of our business following July's anniversary sale.

He was the Moses for the black community. He broke the barrier. He showed us the way.