Limited Brands reported a comparable store sales increase of 3 percent for the five weeks ended December 31, 2005 compared to the five weeks ended January 1, 2005.
Net sales increased 5 percent to $1.911 billion compared to net sales of $1.815 billion last year.
Comparable store sales decreased 1 percent for the year-to-date period and net sales increased 3 percent to $8.886 billion compared to sales of $8.658 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 3,665 specialty stores. Victoria's Secret products are also available through the catalogue and http://www.VictoriasSecret.com.
Bath & Body Works products are also available at http://www.BathandBodyWorks.com.