Apparel firm Dress Barn Inc announced its August sales results.
Total sales for the four-week fiscal period ended August 27, 2005 increased 85% to $95.3 million compared to $51.6 million reported for the comparable four-weeks ended August 28, 2004. This year's sales include maurices, which was acquired January 2005. Comparable store sales increased 11% for the fiscal month.
Dress Barn Inc is a leading national specialty apparel retailer offering quality career and casual fashion apparel through its dressbarn and maurices brands. As of August 27, 2005, the Company operated 786 dressbarn stores in 45 states and 497 maurices stores in 39 states.