Stein Mart September Comp Rises 5% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Apparel retailer, Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT), Thursday reported September sales of $112.2 million, a 7.3 percent increase from $104.6 million last year. Comparable store sales increased 5 percent from prior year, the company said. The company operated 263 stores at September end, compared with 261 stores last year.

Stein Mart said that linens, ladies' boutique, gifts, ladies' career sportswear saw strong sales, while ladies' accessories, men's furnishings, ladies' casual sportswear and petites were more challenged. September sales were strongest in Florida, the Southeast and California, while the Midwest and Northeast performed lower than the chain.