The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003 increased 6.9 percent to $21.5 million from sales of $20.1 million in the corresponding four-week period ended February 2, 2002.

Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended February 1, 2003 were up 4.3 percent from comparable store sales for the prior year four-week period ended February 2, 2002.

Net sales year-to-date, for the 52 weeks ended February 1, 2003 increased 3.5 percent to $401.0 million from $387.5 million for the corresponding 52 weeks in the prior year. Comparable store sales year-to-date were down 0.5 percent from comparable store sales in the same 52-week period of the previous year.