BJ's Wholesale Club January Comparable Store Sales up 2.7%

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. BJ today reported that sales for January 2011 increased by 6.5% to $779.8 million from $732.5 million in January 2010. Comparable club sales for January 2011 increased by 2.7%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 2.4%. Excluding the impact of gasoline, merchandise comparable club sales increased by approximately 0.3%. Severe snow storms affecting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions had a negative impact on merchandise comparable club sales of approximately 2.5%.