FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today reported that its net sales for the four-week period ended
November 29, 2008, decreased 11.3% to $118.5 million from $133.6 million
reported for the four-week period ended December 1, 2007. Comparable store
sales decreased 15.4% for the four-week period ended November 29, 2008
compared to the same four-week period last year ended December 1, 2007.
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For the forty-three weeks ended November 29, 2008, net sales decreased
7.7% to $1.328 billion from $1.439 billion reported for the forty-three week
period ended December 1, 2007. Comparable store sales decreased 15.6% for the
forty-three week period ended November 29, 2008 compared to the forty-three
week period last year ended December 1, 2007.
The Company is a specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated,
casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other
non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 1,086 women's specialty stores,
including stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black
Market and Soma Intimates names. The Company has 623 Chico's front-line
stores, 41 Chico's outlet stores, 330 White House | Black Market front-line
stores, 19 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 72 Soma Intimates
front-line stores and 1 Soma Intimates outlet store.
For more detailed information, please call (877) 424-4267 to listen to the
Company's monthly sales information and investor relations line
Additional investor information on Chico's FAS, Inc. including a presentation
summarizing the Company's recent financial results is available on the
Company's website at http://www.chicosfas.com
Executive Contact:
Robert C. Atkinson
Vice President
Investor Relations
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4199
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