Los Angeles based lifestyle retailer Guess? Inc reported strong retail sales for the month of December which ended on December 31, 2005.
Total retail sales for December were $103.4 million, an increase of 27.4 percent from sales of $81.2 million for the month ended January 1, 2005.
Comparable store sales for the December period increased 17.5 percent.
For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005, total retail sales increased 25.6 percent to $207.1 million compared to $165.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2004.
Comparable store sales increased 15.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2005.
Guess? Inc designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, accessories and related consumer products.
At December 31, 2005 the Company owned and operated 315 retail stores in the United States and Canada.
The Company also distributes its products through better department and specialty stores around the world.