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'Positive traffic and a strong finish' aid May sales for Fred's
MEMPHIS , Tenn. (Jun. 3) Discounter Fred's noted a 5% rise in its fiscal sales for the month, which ended May 29.
The chain said sales totaled $141.5 million, up from $134.9 million in May 2009. Comparable-store sales for the month rose 3.5%, compared with an increase of 0.2% in the same period last year.
Fred's total sales for the first four months of fiscal 2010 increased 3% to $613.1 million. On a comparable-store basis, year-to-date sales increased 3.5% on top of an increase of 2.1% in the same period last year.
