The Buckle, Inc. Reports August 2005 Sales

The Buckle, Inc. Reports August 2005 Sales

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE) announced today that sales for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 decreased slightly, by 0.7 percent, to $54.2 million from sales of $54.5 million in the corresponding four-week period ended August 28, 2004.

Comparable-store sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended August 27, 2005 decreased 3.9 percent from comparable-store sales for the prior year four-week period ended August 28, 2004.

Net sales year-to-date, for the 30 weeks ended August 27, 2005 increased 7.2 percent to $263.7 million from $246.1 million for the same 30-week period a year ago. Comparable-store sales year-to-date rose 2.7 percent from comparable-store sales in the same 30-week period last year.

Due to hurricane Katrina, the Company had nine stores closed beginning August 27 and 28, 2005. Currently, all but four stores have re-opened for business. The remaining four stores will be closed for an undetermined amount of time as the Company awaits further information regarding storm damage.

Headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska, The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. It currently operates 333 retail stores in 38 states compared to 326 stores in 38 states at this same time a year ago. The Company will open three new stores later this month in San Antonio, Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina and Woodbury, Minnesota. To listen to the Company's recorded monthly sales commentary, please call (308) 238-2500.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995; All forward looking statements made by the Company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors which may be beyond the Company's control. Accordingly, the Company's future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. News releases and other information about The Buckle, Inc., can be found on the Internet at www.buckle.com

Contact: Karen B. Rhoads, Chief Financial Officer
The Buckle, Inc.
308/236-8491

Source: The Buckle, Inc.

CONTACT: Karen B. Rhoads, Chief Financial Officer of The Buckle, Inc.,
+1-308-236-8491

Web site: http://www.buckle.com/

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