Burlington sees overall sales growth in second quarter

As the winter season approaches, Burlington Coat Factory experienced overall sales growth that led to a comparative store sales increase of 7.8% for the second quarter ended Aug. 3.

Total net sales increased 11.5% to $963.7 million for the months quarter compared with last year.

“We are proud of our second quarter results including 11.5% overall sales growth and, most important, our 7.8% comparative store sales increase. I would like to thank our store and corporate teams for contributing to these results,” said Tom Kingsbury, president and CEO.

Burlington Coat Factory is a nationally recognized retailer of high-quality, branded apparel at everyday low prices. The company was taken private in 2006 by Bain Capital, and currently operates 503 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico