Women's clothier Chico's FAS Inc reported October sales results for the four week period ended October 29, 2005, increased 31.8 percent to $114.0 million from $86.5 million reported for the prior year's four week period ended October 30, 2004. Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 17.9 percent for the four-week period ended October 29, 2005, compared to the same four-week period last year.
Total sales for the third quarter ended October 29, 2005 increased 33.0 percent to $359 million from $270 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 16.0 percent for the thirteen-week period compared to the same thirteen-week period last year.
For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2005, total sales increased 31.7 percent to $1.029 billion from $781 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 14.2 percent for the thirty-nine week period compared to the same thirty-nine week period last year.
Asual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items retailer The Chico's FAS operates 715 women's specialty stores, including stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black Market and Soma by Chico's names.
The Company owns 477 Chico's front-line stores, 28 Chico's outlet stores, 182 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 5 White House | Black Market outlet stores and 10 Soma by Chico's stores; franchisees own and operate 13 Chico's stores.
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