Bath & Body Works forecasts sales dip as holiday demand wanes; shares plunge

Reuters

Bath & Body Works forecast a surprise sales decline for the crucial holiday quarter on Thursday, signaling weak appetite for scented candles and fragrances among cash-strapped shoppers and sending its shares down nearly 24%.

“With …. a surprisingly weak Q4 outlook, the recovery appears to be entering a more prolonged phase than originally anticipated,” Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey said in a note.

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