NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) today reported net sales of $236.0 million for the four-week period ended August 1, 2009, a 22% decrease from net sales of $303.1 million for the four-week period ended August 2, 2008. July comparable store sales decreased 28%. Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales decreased 11% to $16.2 million for the four-week period ended August 1, 2009, compared to the four-week period ended August 2, 2008.
Quarter-to-date, the Company reported a net sales decrease of 23% to $648.5 million from $845.8 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 30% for the quarter-to-date period. Quarter-to-date, total Company direct-to-consumer net sales decreased 13% to $48.7 million.
Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales decrease of 23% to $1.261 billion from $1.646 billion last year. Comparable store sales decreased 30% for the year-to-date period. Year-to-date, total Company direct-to-consumer net sales decreased 17% to $97.8 million.
July 2009 Developments
- Total Company net sales decreased 22%
- Total Company direct-to-consumer net sales decreased 11%
- Total Company comparable store sales decreased 28%
- Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales decreased 25%
- abercrombie comparable store sales decreased 27%
- Hollister Co. comparable store sales decreased 32%
- RUEHL comparable store sales decreased 28%
At quarter end, the Company operated 350 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 210 abercrombie stores, 510 Hollister Co. stores, 29 RUEHL stores and 16 Gilly Hicks stores in the United States. The Company also operated three Abercrombie & Fitch stores, three abercrombie stores and five Hollister Co. stores in Canada, and one Abercrombie & Fitch store and five Hollister Co. stores in the United Kingdom. The Company operates e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com, www.RUEHL.com and www.gillyhicks.com.
To hear the Abercrombie & Fitch pre-recorded July sales message, please dial (800) 395-0662, or internationally, dial (402) 220-1262.
The company will release its second quarter results on Friday, August 14, 2009, prior to the open of the market and hold a conference call at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the conference call, dial (888) 208-1507 and ask for the Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Call or go to www.abercrombie.com. The international call-in number is (913) 312-1522.
