Kohls Corporation reported that total sales for the five-week month ended April 4, 2009 increased 0.5 percent from the five-week month ended April 5, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 4.3 percent.
Quarter and year-to-date, total sales increased 1.8 percent and comparable store sales decreased 3.2 percent.
Kevin Mansell, Kohls president and chief executive officer, commented, “Sales results for March exceeded our expectations. Home outperformed the Company from a line-of-business perspective and the Southwest was our strongest performing region.”
