bebe stores Dec comp sales rise mere 1.1%

06 Jan '06

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Fashionable women's clothing & accessories producer bebe stores inc reported retail sales of $84.2 million for the five-week period ended December 31, 2005, an increase of 11.1 percent compared to sales of $75.8 million for the five-week period ended January 1, 2005.

Same store sales for the five-week period ended December 31, 2005 increased 1.1 percent compared to an increase of 28.0 percent for December 2004.

Retail sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were $169.7 million, up 11.5 percent from $152.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2005.

Same store sales for the quarter increased 2.2 percent compared to 27.3 percent in the prior year.

Retail sales for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2005 were $294.8 million compared to $254.5 million for the year-to-date period ending January 1, 2005, an increase of 15.8 percent.

Same store sales for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2005 increased 8.1 percent compared to an increase of 20.8 percent for the year-to-date period ending January 1, 2005.

As of December 31, 2005, finished goods inventory per square foot was approximately 11 percent higher as compared to the prior year.

bebe stores inc will host a conference call on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 1:30 P.M. Pacific Time to discuss second quarter results.

A link to the audio replay will also be available on their web site at www.bebe.com following the conference call.

bebe stores inc designs, develops and produces a distinctive line of contemporary women's apparel and accessories, which it markets under the bebe, BEBE SPORT and bebe O brand names.

bebe currently operates 228 stores, of which 173 are bebe stores, 20 are bebe outlet stores and 35 are BEBE SPORT stores.

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