Abercrombie & Fitch reported net sales of $233.1 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2008, an 8% increase over net sales of $215.0 million for the four-week period ended June 2, 2007.
May comparable store sales decreased 1%. Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales increased 35% to $17.3 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2008, compared to the four-week period ended June 2, 2007.
Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales increase of 8% to $1.033 billion from $957.4 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 3% for the year-to-date period. Year-to-date, total Company direct-to-consumer net sales increased 42% to $79.8 million.
May 2008 Developments: • Total Company net sales $233.1 million • Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales $17.3 million • Total Company comparable store sales decrease 1% • Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales increase 6% • abercrombie comparable store sales decrease 10% • Hollister Co. comparable store sales decrease 7% • RUEHL comparable store sales decrease 24%
The Company operated 352 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 206 abercrombie stores, 463 Hollister Co. stores, 23 RUEHL stores and five Gilly Hicks stores in the United States at the end of fiscal May.