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The ActionWatch Panel's Best-Selling Shorts Of Q1 2008 Welcome to ActionWatch Mondays, your weekly snapshot of top sellers from ActionsWatch's Retail Panel of more than 100 specialty stores. This week we unveil the best-selling shorts through the months of January, February, and March of 2008. 05/12/2008 Top Ten Tips for Successful Exhibiting Wondering how to plan your exhibit program to maximize your show results? Candy Adams, aka the "Booth Mom", lays it out in ten simple tips everyone can follow. 05/08/2008 Nike Lands On Top Of Climate Counts Company Scorecard The Beaverton sports giant not only has the world's best-selling skate shoe, it's leading the pack on the Climate Counts Scorecard: "Nike is at the forefront of the sector due to long-term leadership on climate, including its public support for meaningful climate change legislation." 05/08/2008 Dive Industry Association Teams Up With Surf Expo Representing more than 1,500 retailers, this trade association is working hard to increase the reach and business of its retail members through its Undersea Showcase newsletter, educational programs, and through its partnership with trade shows such as Surf Expo. 05/07/2008 BRA Summit 5 Helps Unify Specialty Retail Marketplace Retail attendees were worried about business when they gathered that first night in Puerto Rico. Could the BRA Summit reveal a new path to follow—or at least allay some of these fears, that feeling that each shop was fighting a battle alone? 05/06/2008 Photo Highlights From The BRA Retail Summit 5 The Board Retailers Association Summit was a huge success--both for the quality and quantity of the conversations that occurred and information presented, but also for the activities Melissa Clary organized for the group. Check out all the photo highlights here. 05/02/2008 Barnacle Bill's Surf Shop Rides Again Two feet of snow and a frozen Lake Erie as far as the eye can see! Surfing anyone? If you’re Dan Roth, owner of Barnacle Bill’s Surf Shop in Vermillion, Ohio, the answer is an enthusiastic “Yes!” 04/29/2008 SIMA Hosts Green Boot Camp On Earth Day About 50 surf industry executives gathered at the Ocean Institute on Earth Day, April 22, to hear from experts on how they incorporate sustainability and green practices into their business—and why it makes business sense. 04/24/2008 A Steady And Tranquil Dedication On this Earth Day 2008, we take a short look at how concern for the environment is beginning to transform our industry. 04/22/2008 Countdown To Image Awards 6 There’s less than a month until the 2008 SIMA Image Awards, and this year’s event promises to uphold the tradition of sober, dignified, and well-reasoned acceptance speeches. Just take a look at last year's event. 04/18/2008
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Hollister Co. Comparable Store Sales Nudge Up 1% In April
Abercrombie & Fitch NYSE: ANF today reported net sales of $241.0 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008, an 18% increase over net sales of $204.6 million for the four-week period ended May 5, 2007. April comparable store sales increased 6%. Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales increased 47% to $20.0 million for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008, compared to the four-week period ended May 5, 2007.
Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales increase of 8% to $800.1 million from $742.4 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 44% to $62.5 million.
April 2008 Developments
-- Total Company net sales $241.0 million
-- Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales $20.0 million
-- Total Company comparable store sales increased 6%
-- Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales increased 11%
-- abercrombie comparable store sales increased 7%
-- Hollister Co. comparable store sales increased 1%
-- RUEHL comparable store sales decreased 12%
The Company operated 353 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 202 abercrombie stores, 457 Hollister Co. stores, 23 RUEHL stores and five Gilly Hicks stores in the United States at the end of fiscal April. The Company operated three Abercrombie & Fitch stores and three Hollister Co. stores in Canada, and one Abercrombie & Fitch store in London, England. The Company operates e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com , www.abercrombiekids.com , and www.hollisterco.com and www.RUEHL.com .
To hear the Abercrombie & Fitch pre-recorded April sales message, please dial (800) 395-0662, or internationally, dial (402) 220-1262.
The Company will release its first quarter results on Friday, May 16, 2008, prior to the open of the market and hold its conference call at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. At that time the Company will provide additional information about its first quarter results. To listen to the conference call, dial (800) 811-0667 and ask for the Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Call or go to www.abercrombie.com . The international call-in number is (913) 981- 4901. This call will be recorded and made available by dialing the replay number (888) 203-1112 or the international number (719) 457-0820, followed by the conference ID number 3028248 or through www.abercrombie.com .
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