September web sales rise 19% at Sharper Image

Web sales at Sharper Image Corp. rose 19% in September to $6.5 million from $5.5 million in the same month a year ago, as store sales rose 18% to $25 million and combined catalog and direct marketing sales rose 28% to $19 million, Sharper Image said today. Comp store sales rose 2%.

For the eight months ended Sept. 30, Internet sales rose 33% to $59.4 million from $44.6 million in the same period a year ago, as store sales rose 20% to $218.3 million and catalog/direct marketing sales rose 32% to $110.1 million. Comp store sales rose 3%.