USA: Charming Shoppes June Sales Up 5 Per Cent
Leading specialty retailer of plus-size women's fashion, Charming Shoppes Inc, on Tuesday posted a five per cent climb in June same-store sales and said it would open up to 60 new stores this fiscal year. The operator of more than 2,350 outlets said in a statement same-store sales at its Fashion Bug chain climbed seven per cent and two per cent at both Lane Bryant Stores and Catherines Stores.