Retail Ventures total sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004, increased 6.7% to $219.6 million from $205.8 million for the four weeks ended May 3, 2003. The company's same store sales decreased 0.2% for the four week period.
Total sales for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2004, increased 9.8% to $646.3 million from $588.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 3, 2003. The company's same store sales increased 4.2% for the thirteen week period.
Retail sales statistics are as follows:
Four weeks ended ($ in thousands)
May 1, 2004 May 3, 2003
$ % $ %
Total Sales
Value City Department Stores $110,307 50.2 $116,347 56.5
DSW Shoe Warehouse 81,724 37.2 67,777 32.9
Filene's Basement 27,590 12.6 21,722 10.6
$219,621 100.0 $205,846 100.0
Comparable Sales Percentage
Value City Department Stores (5.3)% 7.1 %
DSW Shoe Warehouse 5.3 % (3.2)%
Filene's Basement 10.8 % (9.5)%
(0.2)% 2.0 %
Thirteen weeks ended ($ in thousands)
May 1, 2004 May 3, 2003
$ % $ %
Total Sales
Value City Department Stores $339,096 52.5 $342,894 58.3
DSW Shoe Warehouse 227,277 35.1 183,051 31.1
Filene's Basement 79,927 12.4 62,587 10.6
$646,300 100.0 $588,532 100.0
Comparable Sales Percentage
Value City Department Stores (1.1)% (4.0)%
DSW Shoe Warehouse 10.6 % (3.6)%
Filene's Basement 15.8 % (8.1)%
4.2 % (4.4)%
