* November Sales Up 25.6% Over November Last Year
* November Comparable Store Sales Increase 11.8%
FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today reported November sales results for the four-week period
ended November 26, 2005, increased 25.6% to $111.4 million from $88.7 million
reported for the prior year's four-week period ended November 27, 2004.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 11.8% for the
four-week period ended November 26, 2005, compared to the same four-week
period last year.
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For the forty-three weeks ended November 26, 2005, total sales increased
31.1% to $1.140 billion from $870 million for the same period a year ago.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 13.9% for the
forty-three week period compared to the same forty-three week period last
year.
The Company is a specialty retailer of private label, sophisticated,
casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other
non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 757 women's specialty stores,
including stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black
Market and Soma by Chico's names. The Company owns 498 Chico's front-line
stores, 29 Chico's outlet stores, 196 White House | Black Market front-line
stores, 6 White House | Black Market outlet stores and 15 Soma by Chico's
stores; franchisees own and operate 13 Chico's stores.
For more detailed information, please call (877) 424-4267 to listen to the
Company's monthly sales information and investor relations line
A copy of a slide show addressing the Company's recent financial results and
current plans for expansion is available on the Company's website at
http://www.chicos.com in the investor relations section
Additional investor information on Chico's FAS, Inc. is available free of
charge on the Company's website at http://www.chicos.com in the investor
relations section
Executive Contacts:
Charles J. Kleman
Chief Financial Officer
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4105
F. Michael Smith
Vice President
Investor and Community Relations
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4797
SOURCE Chico's FAS, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Charles J. Kleman, Chief Financial Officer, +1-239-274-4105, or
F. Michael Smith, Vice President, Investor and Community Relations,
+1-239-274-4797, both of Chico's FAS, Inc./
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