99 Cents Only Q3 sales up 11%

Commerce, Calif. -- 99 Cents Only Stores reported Wednesday that total third-quarter revenue rose to $403.9 million, from $365.4 million.



Sales at its namesake stores grew to $393.3 million from $354.1 million a year ago, just missing Wall Street’s expected $393.6 million in revenue.



For the quarter, same-store sales rose 8.5% on higher traffic and per-visit tickets.