citi trends incs sales fell in the fourth quarter as the retailers customers pulled back spending on clothes amid pressures from inflation and other financial challenges the savannah gabased apparel retailer which says it primarily serves africanamerican and latinx families logged earnings of 66 million or 81 cents a share down from 98 million or 116 a share in the same period a year earlier stripping out onetime items adjusted earnings came to 83 cents a share analysts surveyed by factset were expecting earnings 81 cents a share for the three months ended jan 28 sales fell 131 to 2095 million from a year earlier topping the 2088 million that analysts were expecting according to factset samestore sales fell by 144 for the quarter chief executive david makuen said the companys customers will likely remain under financial pressure this year amid persistent inflation and reduction in benefits tied to the supplemental nutrition assistance program he said lower tax refunds also will likely weigh on customers this year as a result our first quarter is off to a slow start he said write to will feuer at willfeuerwsjcom