BJ's August sales up 6.4%

NATICK, Mass. BJ's Wholesale Club today reported that sales for August 2007 increased by 6.4% to $661.7 million from $622.2 million in August 2006. On a comparable-club basis, August sales increased by 1.4%, including a negative impact of 2.4% from sales of gasoline and a negative impact of 0.4% from the absence of pharmacy sales versus last year. In 2006, the company reported a comparable-club sales increase of 2.3% for August, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 1.2%.

For the 30-week period ended Sept. 1 total sales increased by 7.3% and comparable-club sales increased by 2.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 0.6% and a negative impact from the absence of pharmacy sales versus last year of 0.4%.