Retail Ventures announced total sales for the four weeks ended April 30, 2005, increased 6.9% to $234.7 million from $219.6 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 0.7% for the four week period.
Total sales for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2005, increased 5.2% to $680.0 million from $646.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 1, 2004. The company's same store sales decreased 2.5% for the thirteen week period.
Retail sales statistics are as follows:
Four weeks ended ($ in thousands)
April 30, 2005 May 1, 2004*
$ % $ %
Total Sales
Value City Department
Stores $100,533 42.8 $110,632 50.4
DSW Shoe Warehouse 103,081 43.9 83,719 38.1
Filene's Basement 31,091 13.3 25,270 11.5
$234,705 100.0 $219,621 100.0
Comparable Sales Percentage
Value City Department Stores (8.4)% (5.3)%
DSW Shoe Warehouse 7.6 % 5.6 %
Filene's Basement 7.6 % 10.4 %
(0.7)% (0.2)%
Thirteen weeks ended ($ in thousands)
April 30, 2005 May 1, 2004*
$ % $ %
Total Sales
Value City Department
Stores $311,455 45.8 $339,992 52.6
DSW Shoe Warehouse 281,806 41.4 232,622 36.0
Filene's Basement 86,784 12.8 73,686 11.4
$680,045 100.0 $646,300 100.0
Comparable Sales Percentage
Value City Department Stores (7.9)% (1.1)%
DSW Shoe Warehouse 4.4 % 11.0 %
Filene's Basement 2.0 % 15.2 %
(2.5)% 4.2 %
