Pacific Sunwear of California total sales for March were $140.3 million, an increase of 17.6% over total sales of $119.3 million during the same five week period last year. Total Company same-store sales increased 14.1% during the same period. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2006, total sales and comparable store sales for fiscal March 2007 are compared to the five-week period ended April 8, 2006. By concept, PacSun comps increased 16.4% and demo comps decreased 4.3%.
Total sales for the first nine weeks of fiscal 2007 were $230.1 million, an increase of 10.6 percent over total sales of $208.0 million during the same period last year. Total Company same store sales increased 5.4 percent during the same period. By concept, PacSun same store sales increased 8.2 percent and demo same store sales decreased 10.3 percent compared to the same nine week period last year.