PacSun July sales down 3%

ANAHEIM, Calif. Pacific Sunwear of California posted July sales of $99.1 million for the four-week period ended Aug. 2, a decrease of 3% from $102.4 million during the same period last year. Same-store sales decreased 4%.

Sales for the 13-week second quarter were $312.7 million, a slight increase over last year's $311.8 million. Same-store sales decreased 1%.

The company now expects to report earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 in the range of five cents to six cents per diluted share.