ASAP fashion news archive - apparel industry news from before September 2005
This page is part of the ASAP fashion news archive on Apparel Search, which collected apparel, fashion and textile industry news from before September 2005. For current coverage, see the Apparel Search news page and the fashion blog.
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Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) reported sales of $279 million for the four week period ended August 31, 2002, a 17% increase above the $238 million in sales for the four weeks ended September 1, 2001. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 6%.
For the seven months through August 31, 2002, sales were $1.975 billion, a 21% increase above the $1.637 billion in sales for the prior year's comparable period ended September 1, 2001. Comparable store sales for the same period increased 9%.