The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003 increased 3.7 percent to $25.5 million from sales of $24.6 million in the corresponding four-week period ended March 2, 2002.
Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, were up 0.5 percent for the same period.
During the four-week period ended March 1, 2003, the Company purchased 3,700 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average price of $17.01 per share. These shares were purchased pursuant to the corporate stock repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on December 27, 2000.