** Shares of footwear retailer Caleres CAL.N fall about 8% to $12.37
** Co reinstates annual forecasts after withdrawing them earlier this year
** Now expects annual loss of 13 cents to 18 cents per share, compared with its earlier target of a profit of $2.80 to $3.20 apiece
** Co reports first full quarter since buying footwear brand Stuart Weitzman from Tapestry in August
** Q3 profit falls 94% to 7 cents vs a year ago, hurt by tariff pressures and earnings dilution from the Stuart Weitzman buyout
** It could take some time before CAL repositions Stuart Weitzman for profitable growth, but the acquisition brings a quality brand name to the portfolio, notes Telsey Advisory Group
** Reports Q3 net sales of $790.1 million vs $740.9 million last year
** As of last close, CAL stock down ~42% YTD
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))
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