Talbots posts smart same store sales growth at 3.3%

02 Dec '05

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Nation's leading clothing e-tailer Talbots Inc announced total Company sales for fiscal November, the four weeks ended November 26, 2005, increased 3 Percent to $131.3 million, compared to $126.9 million for the four weeks ended November 27, 2004.

Comparable store sales increased 3.3 Percent for the month. Year-to-date sales for the forty-three weeks ended November 26, 2005 increased 7 Percent to $1,453.7 million from $1,354.0 million for the forty-three week period ended November 27, 2004. Comparable store sales increased 3.0 Percent for the forty-three week period.

"In terms of outlook for the fourth quarter, at this time we are reconfirming our previously announced expectation for earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.35 - $0.37, compared to the $0.28 reported last year, which would reflect at least a 25 Percent increase," Zetcher.

Talbots is a specialty retailer & cataloger of women's, children's and men's classic apparel, shoes and accessories.It is engage in to operating 1,071 stores - 528 Talbots Misses stores, including 20 Talbots Misses stores in Canada and four Talbots Misses stores in the United Kingdom;

290 Talbots Petites stores, including four Talbots Petites stores in Canada; 41 Talbots Accessories & Shoes stores; 71 Talbots Kids stores; 104 Talbots Woman stores, including three Talbots Woman stores in Canada;

12 Talbots Mens stores; one Talbots Collection store; and 24 Talbots Outlet stores. Its catalog operation currently expects to circulate approximately 48 million catalogs worldwide in fiscal 2005.

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