Last year, we reported a 14.5% s.s.s. increase. Today we report a 4.3% increase on top of that. And we're not counting online sales which have been increasing. This all points to strong earnings in two weeks.

If ANF, ARO, GPS and AE are wondering what has happened to their market share, they need look no further than BKE. But the question remains as to whether the market can accurately price the value of this stellar company.

LAST YEAR'S SSS REPORT:

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2008
Contact: Karen B. Rhoads, Chief Financial Officer
The Buckle, Inc.
308/236–8491

The Buckle, Inc. Reports October 2008 Net Sales
KEARNEY, NE –– The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four–week period ended November 1, 2008 increased 14.5 percent from comparable store net sales for the four–week period ended November 3, 2007. Net sales for the four–week fiscal month ended November 1, 2008 increased 20.7 percent to $60.3 million from net sales of $50.0 million for the prior year four–week fiscal month ended November 3, 2007.