July web sales fall 18% at Sharper Image; JCP.com sales increase 21%
Internet sales at Sharper Image Corp. in July were down 18% from July last year, falling to $4.5 million from $5.5 million, the company reports today. Total sales in July decreased 17% to $34.8 million from $42 million a year earlier.
Comparable stores sales fell 23%, while total store sales dropped 21% to $21.8 million from $27.6 million. The Internet accounted for 13% of sales in July unchanged from a year earlier. Total catalog sales/direct marketing sales, including wholesale, were down 4% to $8.5 million from $8.9 million in July 2005.
For the second quarter ended July 31, Internet sales were $15.1 million, down 18% from $18.4 million a year ago, while total sales were $104.1 million, a 22% decrease from $133.6 million a year earlier. Comparable store sales for the quarter dropped 28%, while total store sales fell 26% to $64.7 million from $87.8 million in the prior year. Total catalog sales/direct sales, including wholesale, dropped 11% to $24.4 million in the quarter from $27.5 million a year earlier.
For the six months ended July 31, Internet sales totaled $32.3 million, down 22% from $41.5 million a year ago, while total sales were $208.2 million, a 24% drop from $274.8 million a year earlier. Total stores sales for the six months were $121.4 million, a 27% decrease from $166.1 million a year earlier, while comparable store sales dropped 28%. Total catalog sales/direct marketing sales, including wholesale, for the six months were $54.5 million, down 19% from $67.2 million for the same period last year.
July web sales at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. increased 21% over July 2005, while total department store sales rose 5.5% to $1.057 million from $1.002 million a year earlier. Comparable department store sales increased 4.9%. J.C. Penney does not report Internet dollar sales.
Online sales at United Retail Group, which operates women`s apparel retailer Avenue.com, rose 49% in July, 48% in the second quarter, and 59% for the fiscal year to date, compared to the same periods of the prior year, the company said.
Sharper Image is No. 87 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites. J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is No. 13 and United Retail Group is No. 315.
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