Financial Performance - Net sales increased by 0.5% to 394.8million,withU.S.salesup6.221.7 million, with an adjusted net income of 25.1million,resultinginnetincomeperdilutedshareof0.13 and adjusted net income per diluted share of 0.15[2]−AdjustedEBITDAwas82.0 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.8%[2] - Operating income for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 48,638,comparedto20,345 in the same period of 2023, indicating a significant increase of 139.5%[18] - Net income for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 21,681,aturnaroundfromanetlossof15,612 in the same period of 2023[23] - Basic net income per share for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 0.13,comparedtoalossof0.10 per share in the same period of 2023[23] - Adjusted net income for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 25,088,000,comparedto26,519,000 for the same period in 2023[29] - Net income per diluted share for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 0.13,comparedtoanetlossof0.10 for the same period in 2023[29] - Adjusted EBITDA for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, was 81,998thousand,down9.091,010 thousand in the prior year[33] Sales and Revenue - Total active members in loyalty programs increased by 11.5% to 5.8 million, accounting for nearly 72% of total sales in the quarter[2] - The updated fiscal 2024 outlook includes total net sales of approximately 1.53billionto1.54 billion[4] - Projected net income for fiscal 2024 is approximately 44millionto49 million, with adjusted net income projected at 81millionto86 million[4] - U.S. Retail net sales increased by 12,343,000(6.2212,470,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, compared to 200,127,000forthesameperiodin2023[25]−CanadaRetailnetsalesdecreasedby11,632,000 (7.1%) to 151,886,000forthesameperiod,downfrom163,518,000[25] - Total net sales for the company increased by 2,099,000(0.5394,797,000 for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, compared to 392,698,000intheprioryear[25]−TheU.S.Retailsegment′stotalnetsalesforthethirty−nineweeksendedSeptember28,2024,increasedby31,470,000 (5.4%) to 612,118,000comparedto580,648,000 in the prior year[26] Store Operations and Expansion - The company plans to open 29 new stores in fiscal 2024, including 22 organic openings and 7 from the Peaches acquisition[4] - The total number of stores increased to 344 as of September 28, 2024, from 321 in the same period last year[37] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets as of September 28, 2024, were 1,889,671,anincreasefrom1,867,405 as of December 30, 2023[19] - Total liabilities decreased to 1,456,788asofSeptember28,2024,from1,491,350 as of December 30, 2023[19] - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were 137,719,downfrom179,955 at the beginning of the period[21] Capital Expenditures and Debt - The company incurred 80,146incapitalexpendituresforpropertyandequipmentduringthethirteenweeksendedSeptember28,2024[21]−Thecompanyreportedalossonextinguishmentofdebtof4,088 for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2024, compared to a loss of 16,626forthesameperiodin2023[21]−Thecompanyreportedaninterestexpenseof15,466 thousand for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2024, down from $18,708 thousand in the same period last year[33] Market Strategy - The company remains focused on driving stronger performance in Canada despite macroeconomic pressures[2] - The company anticipates continued focus on market expansion and new product development as part of its strategic initiatives moving forward[36]