Specialty stores group Limited Brands reported a comparable store sales increase of 9 percent for the four weeks ended April 29th 2006 compared to the four weeks ended April 30th 2005.
Net sales increased 9 percent to $653.2 million compared to net sales of $597.5 million last year.
The company reported a comparable store sales increase of 5 percent for the thirteen weeks ended April 29th 2006. Net sales increased 5 percent to $2.077 billion compared to net sales of $1.975 billion last year.
Limited Brands, through Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, Express, Limited Stores, White Barn Candle Co. and Henri Bendel, presently operates 3,559 specialty stores.