Saks Inc. reported November revenues rose 26.3% to $347.6 million from $275.3 million. Comparable store sales increased 25.7%.

For November, the strongest categories at Saks Fifth Avenue were women’s shoes; handbags; fine jewelry; men’s accessories, shoes, and apparel; women’s “gold range” apparel; fragrances; and outerwear. The weakest categories at Saks Fifth Avenue for November were Salon Z (women’s large sizes), designer eveningwear, bridal, and cosmetics. Saks Direct and Off 5th performed well for the month.

On a year-to-date basis, for the ten months ended December 1, owned sales totaled $2,611.2 million compared to $2,240.8 million a year ago, a 16.5% increase. Comparable store sales increased 14.5% for the ten-month period.

As previously disclosed, Saks expects comparable store sales growth of high-single digits in the aggregate for the fourth quarter. As expected, November comparable store sales were outsized due to the retail calendar shift and promotional adjustments. Consequently, December comparable store sales are expected to be flat to modestly negative.

Saks operates Saks Fifth Avenue, which consists of 54 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, 49 Saks Off 5th stores, and saks.com. The company also operates Club Libby Lu specialty stores.