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Bebe Q4 beats market; Q1 outlook below estimates

(Reuters) - Women's apparel retailer Bebe Stores Inc posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, helped by higher merchandise margins, but forecast first-quarter earnings below market estimates.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=wDUd3K"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=wDUd3K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=KVBdzk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=KVBdzk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=s6hNLk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=s6hNLk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/smallBusinessNews/~4/371312203" height="1" width="1"/>