BROOKSTONE ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER SALES.NASHUA Nashua (năsh`  ə), city (1990 pop. 79,662), seat of Hillsborough co., S N.H., on the Merrimack and Nashua rivers near the Mass. line; settled c.1655, inc. as a city 1853. , N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 3, 1995--Brookstone, Inc.
(Nasdaq:BKST) today announced sales for the second quarter of fiscal
1995, ended July July: see month. 29, 1995, increased 16.2% to $34.8 million compared to
$29.9 million for the second quarter of last year. Comparable store
sales increased 1.4%.
Year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. sales for the six months ended July 29, 1995 increased 13.8% to $59.7 million compared to $52.5 million for the first six months of last year. Comparable store sales decreased 0.2% on a year-to-date basis. Brookstone, Inc. is a nationwide specialty retailer that operates 134 stores in 29 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The stores, typically located in high-traffic regional shopping malls, feature consumer products that are both functional and distinctive in quality and design. The Company also operates a mail order catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. business for hard-to-find tools and other household products. CONTACT: BROOKSTONE, INC. John J. Rahilly, 603/880-9500 or Morgen-Walke Associates Naomi Rosenfeld/Eileen Howard/ Stefanie King Media Contact: Lisa Bradlow, 212/850-5600 |
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