Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended July 30, 2005, increased 2.2% to $174.3 million from $170.6 million for the four weeks ended July 31, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 4.0% for the four week period.
Total sales for the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2005, increased 5.4% to $1.35 billion from $1.28 billion for the twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 1.8% for the twenty-six week period.
Retail sales statistics are as follows: Four weeks ended ($ in thousands) July 30, 2005 July 31, 2004* $ % $ % Total Sales Value City Department Stores $81,887 47.0 $89,593 52.5 DSW 69,357 39.8 60,157 35.3 Filene's Basement 23,068 13.2 20,879 12.2 $174,312 100.0 $170,629 100.0 Comparable Sales Percentage Value City Department Stores (8.0)% (4.8)% DSW 1.5 % 1.4 % Filene's Basement (1.1)% 0.6 % (4.0)% (2.3)% Twenty-six weeks ended ($ in thousands) July 30, 2005 July 31, 2004* $ % $ % Total Sales Value City Department Stores $612,625 45.5 $658,607 51.5 DSW 558,017 41.4 466,964 36.6 Filene's Basement 176,137 13.1 152,383 11.9 $1,346,779 100.0 $1,277,954 100.0 Comparable Sales Percentage Value City Department Stores (6.4)% (3.3)% DSW 3.9 % 6.9 % Filene's Basement 1.8 % 9.7 % (1.8)% 1.2 %