Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported that March retail sales for Famous Footwear were $112.8 million for the five-week period ended April 3, 2004, a 10.6% increase compared to $102.0 million for the same period last year (ended April 5, 2003). Same-store sales rose 9.0% for the month.
“Famous Footwear had a very good March, as consumers responded well to our spring merchandise assortments and we achieved sales increases in nearly every category,” said Chief Executive Officer Ron Fromm. “We are pleased by our athletic, sandal and dress businesses, which were helped by good weather conditions versus last year and a slightly earlier Easter. Looking at athletics, we saw continued strength in fashion athletics and a renewed interest in key performance athletic categories such as trail running and basketball.”
Year-to-date sales for Famous Footwear were $180,200,000 compared to $169,200,000 for the same nine-week period last year. Same-store sales for the period were up 4.7 %.
