The Buckle's sales for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 decreased slightly, by 0.7%, to $54.2 million from sales of $54.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 28, 2004.
Comparable-store sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 decreased 3.9% from comparable-store sales for the prior year four-week period ended August 28, 2004.
Net sales year-to-date, for the 30 weeks ended August 27, 2005 increased 7.2 percent to $263.7 million from $246.1 million for the same 30-week period a year ago. Comparable-store sales year-to-date rose 2.7 percent from comparable-store sales in the same 30-week period last year.
Due to hurricane Katrina, the Company had nine stores closed beginning August 27 and 28, 2005. Currently, all but four stores have re-opened for business. The remaining four stores will be closed for an undetermined amount of time as the Company awaits further information regarding storm damage.
