The Buckle Inc. announced Thursday that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended November 30, 2019 decreased 1.6 percent from comparable store net sales for the 4-week period ended December 1, 2018.
Net sales for the 4-week fiscal month ended November 30, 2019 decreased 1.8 percent to $79.8 million from net sales of $81.3 million for the prior year 4-week fiscal month ended December 1, 2018.
Due to the later Thanksgiving holiday this year, Cyber Monday shifted from fiscal November in 2018 to fiscal December in 2019. The reduction in online sales for the fiscal month due to this shift negatively impacted both total and comparable store net sales. Excluding online sales, brick and mortar comparable store net sales for the 4-week period ended November 30, 2019 increased 2.4 percent from brick and mortar comparable store net sales for the 4-week period ended December 1, 2018.
Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 43-week period ended November 30, 2019 increased 1.4 percent from comparable store net sales for the 43-week period ended December 1, 2018. Net sales for the 43-week fiscal period ended November 30, 2019 increased 1.0 percent to $709.1 million from net sales of $702.4 million for the prior year 43-week fiscal period ended December 1, 2018.
