BJ’s Wholesale Club monthly sales up 20.4%

NATICK, Mass. BJ’s Wholesale Club reported that sales for April 2008 increased by 20.4% to $744.5 million from $618.5 million in April 2007. On a comparable-club basis, sales increased by 17.8% for the month of April 2008, including a contribution of 5.5% from sales of gasoline. According to the company, comparable-club sales were positively affected by the Easter holiday shift.

For the first quarter of 2008, net sales increased by 12.3% to $2.26 billion from $2.01 billion for the first quarter of 2007. Comparable-club sales increased by 9.6% for the first quarter of 2008, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.9%. For the first quarter of 2007, net sales increased by 6.6% and comparable club sales increased by 2.3%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 1.4%.