Intimate Brands October Same-Store Sales Rose 6%

Intimate Brands

(IBI)

said October same-store sales rose 6%, while total sales gained 14%.

The parent company of

Victoria's Secret

and

Bath & Body Works

recorded net sales of $280.3 million for the four-week period ended Oct. 28, up from $246.3 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales for the third quarter also rose 6%, while total sales for the quarter rose to $925.1 million from $814.2 million.

Shares of Intimate Brands recently traded down $2.31, or 9.7%, to $21.56 in

New York Stock Exchange

trading.