The Buckle, Inc. posted a 12.7% increase in net sales for the month of March to $49.4 million from net sales of $43.8 million for the prior year period. Comparable store net sales increased 10.7%.
Net sales year-to-date, for the nine-week fiscal period ended April 7, 2007, increased 11.7% to $87.1 million from net sales of $78.0 million for the prior year nine-week fiscal period ended April 1, 2006. Comparable store net sales year-to-date increased 8.0% from comparable store net sales for the nine-week period ended April 8, 2006.
Due to the 53rd week in fiscal 2006, comparable store net sales for the month and year-to-date periods are compared to the five-week and nine-week periods ended April 8, 2006.