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Sorry longtime fans, Esprit might be looking to bail from North America, reports today's WWD. "Same-store sales at Esprit’s North American stores declined 4.9 percent in the fiscal first half ended Dec. 31, 2010, compared with a 1.7 percent drop in Europe and a 0.6 percent increase in the Asia-Pacific region." [WWD]