** Shares of footwear retailer Designer Brands DBI.N down 13% at $3.24 premarket
** Company withdraws its full-year forecasts, provided in March, due to macroeconomic uncertainty stemming primarily from global-trade policies
** Q1 net sales decreased 8% to $686.9 million, co reports adjusted loss per share of 26 cents
** Quarterly comparable sales fell 7.8% compared with a 2.5% drop a year ago
** We have shifted our near-term focus to amplifying value in our retail channels, preserving margins, controlling costs, and mitigating the impact of tariffs as part of our response to this volatility - CEO Doug Howe
** Up to last close, stock has fallen 30.2% YTD
(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))
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