Brookstone’s 3rd Q Sales Increase 22% Over Last Year

Brookstone Inc., Nashua, NH, had total sales for the 1999 third quarter of $53.2 million, a 22.2% increase over the $43.5 million for the third quarter of last year. The third quarter and nine months ended Oct. 30.

Total sales for the first nine months of fiscal 1999 increased 18% to $159.4 million. This compares with $135.1 million for the first nine months of last year. Same store sales for the first nine months of 1999 increased 4.5%.

“We are very pleased with our third-quarter sales performance,” said Michael Anthony, president and CEO, in a statement. “Our Internet sales also continue to build momentum.”

The company operates 208 retail stores and three catalogs, the Brookstone Gift Collection, Hard-to-find Tools and Gardeners Eden, as well as a Web site (http://www.Brookstone.com).