Dollar General Corporation reported total retail sales for the September five-week period ended September 29, 2006, equaled $839.2 million compared with $794.0 million last year, an increase of 5.7 percent.
For the September period, same-store sales increased 0.5 percent compared to an increase of 2.8 percent in the five-week period ended September 30, 2005.
Overall, same-store sales in the fiscal 2006 September period were negative in geographic regions that were directly impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fiscal 2005 period. By merchandise department, the primary drivers of positive same-store sales in the fiscal 2006 period were pet supplies, sundries, and food.
These increases were offset by decreases in apparel and home products.
For the nine weeks ended September 29, 2006, Dollar General total retail sales increased 7.7 percent to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion in the same period a year ago.
Same-store sales for the nine-week period increased 2.4 percent.
For the 35-week period ended September 29, 2006, Dollar General total retail sales increased 8.1 percent to $5.9 billion from $5.5 billion for the 35-week period ended September 30, 2005.
Same-store sales for the 35-week period increased 2.2 percent.
The 2006 sales numbers are preliminary and unaudited. In addition, please note that the five-week September 2006 period discussed in this release is based on the five-week retail calendar month as determined by the National Retail Federation, which is widely used in the retail industry.
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