* August Sales Up 10.5% Over August Last Year
* August Comparable Store Sales Decrease 2.6%
FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today reported August sales results for the four-week period ended
August 26, 2006, increased 10.5% to $112.2 million from $101.5 million
reported for the prior year's four-week period ended August 27, 2005.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores decreased 2.6% for the
four-week period ended August 26, 2006, compared to the same four-week period
last year.
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For the thirty weeks ended August 26, 2006, total sales increased 17.8% to
$909 million from $772 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable
store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 5.1% for the thirty-week
period compared to the same thirty-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 828 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, Soma by Chico's and Fitigues names. The Company owns 517 Chico's
front-line stores, 32 Chico's outlet stores, 217 White House | Black Market
front-line stores, 11 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 27 Soma by
Chico's stores, 10 Fitigues front-line stores and 1 Fitigues outlet store;
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 F. Michael Smith
Executive Vice President Vice President
Chief Financial Officer Investor and Community Relations
Chico's FAS, Inc. Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 274-4105 (239) 274-4797
SOURCE Chico's FAS, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Charles J. Kleman, Executive Vice President, 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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CO: Chico's FAS, Inc.
ST: Florida
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