Urban Outfitters Inc., Philadelphia, reported net sales for the first quarter were $57 million, compared with $39 million for the same quarter last year. This is an increase of 47%.
The first quarter ended April 30.
Comparable store sales for the first quarter increased by 17%. The company’s catalog circulation during the quarter was approximately 2.2 million versus 325,000 for the test mailing in the comparable quarter last year. E-commerce sales affiliated with the company’s Anthropologie stores, which began in December 1998, have grown throughout the quarter and are currently at a rate of 10% of total direct response sales.
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