Cost Plus, Inc. Announces December Same Store Sales Up 7.2%.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1998--Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CPWM CPWM Certified Public Works Manager (New Jersey state license) CPWM Controlled Pulsewidth Modulation ) announced today that its same store sales Same Store Sales A statistic used in retail industry analysis. It compares sales of stores that have been open for a year or more. Notes: This statistic allows investors to determine what portion of new sales has come from sales growth and what portion from the opening of for the five-week period ended January 3, 1998 increased 7.2% from the five-week period ended January 4, 1997. Year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. , same store sales for the forty-eight-week period ended January 3, 1998 increased 7.0%. Total sales for the five-week period ended January 3, 1998 were $64.9 million, a 21.3% increase from $53.5 million, for the five-week period ended January 4, 1997. Year-to-date, total sales for the forty-eight-week period ended January 3, 1998 were $245.2 million, a 21.3% increase from $202.2 million, for the forty-eight-week period ended January 4, 1997. As of January 3, 1998, the Company operated 70 stores compared to 58 stores as of January 4, 1997. Cost Plus, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of casual home living and entertaining products. The Company operates 70 stores under the name "Cost Plus World Market" in 12 states. CONTACT: Cost Plus, Inc. Pat Saucy sauc·y adj. sauc·i·er, sauc·i·est 1. a. Impertinent or disrespectful. b. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control. 2. , 510/893-7300 ext. 3071 |
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