Dillard's September Sales Comparison Declines

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dillard's Inc. said Thursday that sales at stores open at least a year dropped 6 percent in September.

Sales at stores open at least a year are considered a key indicator of retailer performance because they measure growth at existing stores rather than newly opened ones.

The department store chain said its softest categories were menswear and home and furniture, while shoe sales improved significantly.

Total sales for the period ended Oct. 3 slid 9 percent to $519.3 million from $568.5 million.

For the year to date, sales at stores open at least a year slumped 12 percent while total sales sagged 14 percent.

Dillard's has stores in 29 states.