Retail Ventures reports quarterly sales gain

COLUMBUS, Ohio Retail Ventures announced Thursday total sales for the 13 weeks ended Aug. 4 increased 7% to $732.7 million from $684.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2006. The company's same-store sales increased 0.3% for the comparable 13-week period.

Total sales for the twenty-six weeks ended Aug. 4 increased 5.7% to $1.49 billion from $1.41 billion for the twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2006. The company's same-store sales decreased 2.6% for the comparable 26-week period.