Buckle Inc. announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended October 2, 2021 increased 17.8 percent from comparable store net sales for the 5-week period ended October 3, 2020. Net sales for the 5-week fiscal month ended October 2, 2021 increased 17.3 percent to $111.2 million from net sales of $94.9 million for the prior year 5-week fiscal month ended October 3, 2020.
Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 35-week period ended October 2, 2021 increased 61.8 percent from comparable store net sales for the 35-week period ended October 3, 2020. Net sales for the 35-week fiscal period ended October 2, 2021 increased 62.0 percent to $817.1 million from net sales of $504.4 million for the prior year 35-week fiscal period ended October 3, 2020.
The company also announced today that Diane L. Applegate, vice president, Supply Chain and Merchandising Operations, is retiring from her position with the company at the end of the current fiscal year. Applegate joined the company in August 1983 and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility on the merchandise operations and e-commerce/distribution teams. She was appointed to her current position in December 2014.
Dennis H. Nelson, president and CEO, commented “I would like to thank Diane for her 38 years of dedicated service to Buckle, her outstanding teamwork, and the impact she has had across so many aspects of Buckle’s operations.”
Photo courtesy Buckle
