Apparel store Limited Brands Aug Comp Store sales drop
01 Sep '05
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Ohio based women's apparel store Limited Brands reported a comparable store sales decrease of 3 percent for the four weeks ended August 27, 2005 compared to the four weeks ended August 28, 2004. Net sales were $575.3 million compared to net sales of $577.8 million last year.
Comparable store sales decreased 3 percent for the year-to-date period and net sales increased 2 percent to $4.841 billion compared to sales of $4.767 billion last year.
Limited Brands, through Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, Express Men's, Limited Stores, White Barn Candle Co. and Henri Bendel, operates 3,658 specialty stores. The store, founded in 1963, with one women's apparel store, Limited Brands has grown into more than 3,800 stores and six retail brands. We continue to build a family of the world's best fashion brands that creates sustained growth of shareholder value by focusing our time, talent, and capital on the highest return opportunities.