The Buckle, Inc. announced that sales for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003 increased 1.1 percent to $32.2 million from sales of $31.9 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 3, 2002.

Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended August 2, 2003 decreased 2.5 percent from comparable store sales for the prior year four-week period ended August 3, 2002.

Net sales year-to-date, for the 26 weeks ended August 2, 2003 increased 2.5 percent to $167.4 million from $163.3 million for the corresponding 26 weeks in the prior year. Comparable store sales year-to-date were down 1.1 percent from sales in the same 26-week period of the previous year.