** Women's apparel retailer J.Jill's JILL.N shares up 3.7%
at $35.50 in premarket trade
** Company raises annual net sales forecast on robust demand
for its summer dresses, woven tops and bottoms
** Q1 net sales up 7.5% at $161 mln, while comparable store
sales rise 3.1%
** JILL reports Q1 adj EPS of $1.22 vs $1.01 a year ago
** YTD, stock up about 37% as of last close, compared with a
1.1% rise in the Russell 2000 small-cap index .RUT
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru)
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