| 5 weeks ended | |||||
December 29, 2007 | December 30, 2006 | % Change | |||
| Total Revenues | $723 million | $689 million | 4.9% | ||
| Comparable Revenues | $709 million | $689 million | 2.9% | ||
All figures have been adjusted to exclude the revenues of Kate Spade LLC.
In the five-week December period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 1.8 percent. Revenue growth trends were the strongest in the Companys stores in the Midwest, Texas and New York City. The merchandise categories in the Specialty Retail Stores segment that performed the strongest included womens shoes, designer handbags, beauty and mens shoes and sportswear.
Comparable revenues at Neiman Marcus Direct in the five-week December period increased 8.4 percent. The top selling merchandise categories in the Direct Marketing segment included designer shoes and handbags, womens contemporary sportswear, jewelry and mens furnishings.
