Stage Stores sees improved comps performance

HOUSTON, Tex. Stage Stores reported that its total sales for the five-week September period ended Oct. 3 decreased 2.4% to $113 million from $115 million in the prior-year five-week period ended Oct. 4. Comparable-store sales decreased 5.6% this year versus a decrease of 13.6% last year.

Intimates and juniors achieved comparable-store sales increases during September. Accessories, cosmetics, footwear and misses sportswear performed better than the company average. The Midwest was the company’s best performing region, while the Southeast was its weakest.