The Buckle January Comparable Store Sales up 7.4%

The Buckle, Inc. BKE announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended January 28, 2012 increased 7.4 percent from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended January 29, 2011. Net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended January 28, 2012 increased 10.9 percent to $60.3 million from net sales of $54.4 million for the prior year four-week fiscal month ended January 29, 2011. Comparable store net sales for the 13-week fourth quarter ended January 28, 2012 increased 8.0 percent from comparable store net sales for the 13-week fourth quarter ended January 29, 2011. Net sales for the 13-week fiscal period ended January 28, 2012 increased 11.2 percent to $337.1 million from net sales of $303.1 million for the prior year 13-week fiscal period ended January 29, 2011. Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 52-week period ended January 28, 2012 increased 8.4 percent from comparable store net sales for the 52-week period ended January 29, 2011. Net sales for the 52-week fiscal period ended January 28, 2012 increased 11.9 percent to $1.063 billion from net sales of $949.8 million for the prior year 52-week fiscal period ended January 29, 2011.