Zale Corp (ZLC) Comps Down 12% for November and December 2009

January 7, 2010 7:16 AM EST
Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) reported today that comparable store sales decreased 12.0% for the combined months of November and December 2009, encompassing the entire holiday selling period. Total revenues for the two-month period were $494 million compared to $582 million last year, a decrease of 15.1%.

Within this two-month period, November same store sales declined 18.6% and December same store sales declined 9.2%. During the holiday selling period, the Company maintained pricing and promotional discipline which favorably impacted gross margin performance and appreciably mitigated the impact of reduced sales on aggregate margin dollars.

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