Federated Department Stores Inc.'s sales for its first quarter ended April 30 totaled $3.61 billion, a 2.5 percent gain over the same period last year, the Cincinnati-based retailer reported yesterday.
On a same-store basis, year-to-date sales increased 2.6 percent.
Net income for the quarter totaled $123 million, up 27 percent over last year.
In addition, first-quarter operating income totaled $252 million, or 7 percent of sales. In the year-ago period, operating income reached $217 million, or 6.2 percent of sales.
Also during the first quarter, the company generated $56 million in cash flow from operating activities compared with $73 million in the same period last year.
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