The Talbots Inc., Hingham, MA, generated $421.2 million in net sales during its third quarter, compared with $408.1 million in third quarter 2003. Net income fell from $34.8 million a year ago to $27.6 million. The quarter ended Oct. 30.
While retail store sales jumped from $345 million to $361.5 million, catalog sales dropped from $63.2 million to $59.7 million.
For the first nine months of the year, total sales amounted to $1.25 billion, up from $1.19 billion during the first three quarters of 2003. Retail sales rose slightly during that period, and catalog sales were flat.
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