- November Sales Up 14.3% Over November Last Year
- November Comparable Store Sales Decrease 0.4%
FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today reported November sales results for the four-week period
ended November 25, 2006, increased 14.3% to $127.3 million from $111.4 million
reported for the prior year's four-week period ended November 26, 2005.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores decreased 0.4% for the
four-week period ended November 25, 2006, compared to the same four-week
period last year.
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For the forty-three weeks ended November 25, 2006, total sales increased
16.4% to $1.33 billion from $1.14 billion for the same period a year ago.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 3.2% 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 901 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 538 Chico's
front-line stores, 32 Chico's outlet stores, 247 White House | Black Market
front-line stores, 14 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 47 Soma by
Chico's stores, 9 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 under Our Company
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 under Our Company
Executive Contacts:
Charles J. Kleman
Executive Vice President
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, 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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