Kohl’s Corporation reported that for the four-week month ended Oct. 27, total sales increased 4.6 percent and comparable store sales increased 3.3 percent over the four-week month ended Oct. 29, 2011. For the third quarter, total sales increased 2.6 percent and comparable store sales increased 1.1 percent. Year to date, total sales increased 1.2 percent and comparable store sales decreased 0.5 percent.
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| October | $ | 1,392 | $ | 1,331 | 4.6 | % | 5.6 | % | 3.3 | % | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter | $ | 4,490 | $ | 4,376 | 2.6 | % | 3.8 | % | 1.1 | % | 2.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Year to Date | $ | 12,937 | $ | 12,786 | 1.2 | % | 3.5 | % | (0.5 | %) | 1.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
For the month, the Midwest was the strongest region and Children’s was the strongest line of business.
The company operates 1,146 stores in 49 states, compared to 1,127 stores at the same time last year.
