Net sales for the month decreased 5.1 percent to $58.6 million. "For the month, E-commerce sales declined 17%, as we continue our strategic efforts to transition to a higher penetration of full-price selling online and better align merchandising in this channel with our stores," CEO Susan McGalla said in a statement. Off-price retailer TJX Cos., Inc. ( TJX ) reported that March comps increased 10 percent, while total sales rose 14 percent from last year to $2.3 billion. Analysts were looking for a 5.3 percent increase in comps. Carol Meyrowitz, Chief Executive Officer of The TJX Companies, said, "While unusually warm weather was a positive in the month, sales were also strong in regions where the weather is typically warm." Looking ahead to the first quarter, TJX raised its earnings outlook to a range of $0.51 to $0.52 per share from the prior range of $0.45 to $0.47. For fiscal year 2013, the company now expects earnings per share of $2.25 to $2.35.