The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store sales for the five-week period ended Sept. 29, decreased 0.8 percent from comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended October 1, 2011. Net sales for the five-week month increased 0.8 percent to $99.1 million from net sales of $98.4 million for the prior year five-week period.
Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 35-week period ended September 29, 2012 increased 3.1 percent from comparable store net sales for the 35-week period ended October 1, 2011. Net sales for the 35-week fiscal period ended September 29, 2012 increased 5.1 percent to $679.2 million from net sales of $646.2 million for the prior year 35-week fiscal period ended October 1, 2011.
Buckle currently operates 440 retail stores in 43 states which includes the opening of one new store during fiscal September in Greensburg, PA. The company operated 428 stores in 42 states as of Oct. 4, 2011.
