The Buckle, Inc.'s comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 27, 2011 increased 8.3 percent from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, 2010. Net sales for the four-week period increased 11.9 percent to $95.3 million from net sales of $85.2 million.
Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 30-week period ended Aug. 27, 2011 increased 8.5 percent from comparable store net sales for the 30-week period ended Aug. 28, 2010. Net sales for the 30-week fiscal period increased 12.1 percent to $547.8 million from net sales of $488.6 million for the prior year 30-week period.
During the four-week fiscal month ended August 27, 2011, the Company repurchased 8,600 shares of its common stock at an average price of $34.45 per share. The shares were purchased pursuant to the 1,000,000 share corporate stock repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors on November 20, 2008. The Company had 543,900 shares remaining to complete this authorization as of the end of the fiscal month.
