The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store sales increased increased 8.4% for the five-week period ended April 2. Net sales increased 11.4% to $96.8 million from net sales of $86.9 million for the same period a year ago.
Comps increased 5.7%. Sales grew 9.2% to $170.7 million from $156.4 million a year earlier.
The Buckle, Inc. also announced that effective Feb. 1, 2012 Karen B. Rhoads, vice president of finance and CFO, will step down from her position with the company. Rhoads will continue in her current position through fiscal 2011 (year ending January 28, 2012), unless a new CFO is in place prior to that date; at which time, Rhoads will step down from her vice president of finance and CFO role but will remain with the company to assist with the transition through the end of the fiscal year.
Rhoads plans to continue to serve on the company's Board of Directors.
