Preliminary net sales increased 11.6 percent to $135.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 ended September 30, 2005, from $121.0 million for the same period of the preceding year. Comparable store sales decreased 1.0 percent during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 (based on 997 locations, which excludes 6 locations closed during the entire month of September 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina) versus a comparable store sales decrease of 8.3 percent during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 (based on 859 locations). For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company opened 2 stores and closed 7 stores.
Preliminary net sales increased 8.4 percent to $561.4 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, from $518.1 million for the same period of the preceding year. Comparable store sales decreased 2.5 percent during fiscal 2005 (based on 832 locations, which excludes 6 locations closed during the entire month of September 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina) versus a comparable store sales decrease of 4.9 percent during fiscal 2004 (based on 765 locations).
Mothers Work is the leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of maternity fashion in the US, as of July 31, 2005, Mothers Work operates 1,593 maternity locations, including 856 stores, predominantly under the tradenames Motherhood Maternity, A Pea in the Pod, Mimi Maternity, and Destination Maternity, and 737 leased departments, andsells on the web through its DestinationMaternity.com, maternitymall.com and brand-specific websites.
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