Direct marketer and retailer Sharper Image Corp., San Francisco, reported total company sales for September decreased 30% to $21.4 million from last September’s $30.3 million.
Catalog sales decreased 2% to $6.6 million from last September’s $6.8 million. Internet sales decreased 29% to $3 million from last year’s $4.2 million.
For the year-to-date ending Sept. 30, total company sales decreased 4% to $193.7 million from last year’s $200.7 million.
But catalog sales increased 25% to $52.7 million over last year’s $42.3 million. Internet sales decreased 6% to $25.6 million from last year’s $27.3 million.
“While we were fortunate that none of our stores were damaged, and only our store at South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan remained closed longer than a day, sales at our stores and our direct response channels suffered as a result of the Sept. 11 events,” CEO Richard Thalheimer said in a statement.
