Tattered Cover lost $340K in January, expects February losses
Tattered Cover lost $340,000 last month and expects to remain in the red this month, a fiscal shortcoming that arrives as the bookseller is trying to chart a course to profitability.
The bankrupt company took in $630,000 in January — more than it had projected it would — but spent $970,000, according to a monthly update it filed Feb. 21 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. That same report projects a $110,000 loss for February.
“This is a seasonal business,” CEO Brad Dempsey said in an interview Monday. “Our sales essentially…