TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) — Destination Maternity Corp., the Philadelphia retailer, estimated fiscal fourth-quarter earnings in the top half of its expected range of 33 cents to 46 cents a share. In the year-earlier quarter, DEST earned 22 cents. Total sales for the fourth quarter rose 0.3% to $124.3 million, while comparable-store sales fell 2.3%. For September, comparable-store sales fell 2.2%. A survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters produced a consensus estimate of a 3% drop for the month.

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