Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced preliminary Company-wide revenues for September 2006.
5 weeks ended | ||||||
September 30,
2006 |
October 1,
2005 |
% Change | ||||
Total Revenues | $437 million | $392 million | 11.4% | |||
Comparable Revenues | $423 million | $392 million | 7.9% |
All figures have been adjusted to exclude the revenues of Gurwitch
Products, L.L.C.
In the five-week September period, comparable revenues in the Specialty
Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf
Goodman, increased 6.7%. Revenue growth trends were the strongest
in the Company stores in the Midwest and
Texas. The merchandise categories in the Specialty Retail Stores segment
that performed the strongest included designer handbags, women's
contemporary sportswear and shoes, jewelry and beauty.
Comparable revenues at Neiman Marcus Direct in the five-week September
period increased 13.9 percent. The top selling merchandise categories in
the Direct Marketing segment included womens
apparel and shoes, handbags, jewelry and mens.