* January Sales Up 34.2% Over January Last Year
* January Comparable Store Sales Increase 14.6%
FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc.
(NYSE: CHS) today reported January sales results for the four-week period
ended January 28, 2006, increased 34.2% to $91.7 million from $68.3 million
reported for the prior year's four-week period ended January 29, 2005.
Comparable store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 14.6% for the
four-week period ended January 28, 2006, compared to the same four-week period
last year.
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Total sales for the fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006 increased 31.6%
to $376 million from $286 million for the same period a year ago. Comparable
store sales for the Company-owned stores increased 14.6% for the thirteen-week
period compared to the same thirteen-week period last year.
For the fifty-two weeks ended January 28, 2006, total sales increased
31.7% to $1.405 billion from $1.067 billion for the prior year's fifty-two
week period ended January 29, 2005. Comparable store sales for the Company-
owned stores increased 14.3% for the fifty-two week period compared to the
same fifty-two 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 780 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 501 Chico's
front-line stores, 31 Chico's outlet stores, 197 White House | Black Market
front-line stores, 8 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 15 Soma by
Chico's stores, 12 Fitigues front-line stores and 2 Fitigues outlet stores;
franchisees own and operate 14 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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