Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, October 7, 1993                   TAG: 9310070066
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-7   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTED EARNINGS

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., grocer with supermarkets in Western Virginia, on Wednesday reported net earnings of $36 million, or 48 cents per share, for the first quarter of fiscal 1994, up 7.7 percent from $33.4 million, or 44 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Sales totaled $2.5 billion, up $72.3 million or 3 percent. Average store sales rose 4.6 percent; identical store sales rose 1.1 percent.

Tultex Corp.

Tultex Corp., Martinsville fleece-wear maker with plants in Roanoke, Bland and Smyth counties, said Wednesday it expects third-quarter 1993 earnings per share to be lower than the same period last year, reflecting slower take-out by major retailers.

Actual results for the third quarter and nine months ending Oct. 2 are to be released on Oct. 21.

In 1992's third quarter, Tultex reported net income equal to 33 cents per common share. "Major retail customers were slow to take fleece products, resulting in revenues that are anticipated to be lower than previously expected," said Tultex Chairman John Franck.