Kohl's reports stronger fourth-quarter margins and higher operating income — $212 million and a 4.1 percent operating margin — even as net sales fall and the stock dips after the mixed print.Hugo Boss posts improved full-year profitability with €4.27 billion in revenue, an operating result of €391 million and net income of €259 million, while warning of another single-digit sales decline as it repositions the brand.Both
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Daniel Grieder stress margin management, cost cuts, new private labels and brand investments that lift near-term profits but signal softer top-line guidance for the year ahead.