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Sales Down at Yankee Candle

Second quarter, six -month slip in retail and wholesale.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Home fragrance marketers are still looking for someone to light their fire. Even Yankee Candle posted dim financial results for the second quarter ended July 4, 2009. Sales for the company’s continuing operations for the second quarter fell 3.6% to $119.3 million. Both the retail and wholesale segments of the business continued to be negatively impacted by the ongoing macroeconomic challenges affecting all consumer-facing companies, including the continued rise in unemployment and weak ...

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