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Chico’s is a national specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items for women. As of Apr 28, 2012 the company operated 1,283 retail stores and outlets in 48 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including 689 Chico’s stores and outlets, 402 White House/Black Market stores and outlets, and 192 Soma Intimates boutiques and outlets, as well as through direct-to-consumer (catalogs and websites) operations for each brand and the newly-acquired Boston Proper.

Headquarters	Fort Myers, Florida
Sector	Clothing & Accessories Stores
Primary NAICS Code	448120 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Primary SIC Code	5621 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Fiscal Year 2012 Ends on	Feb 2, 2013
2011 Net Sales	$ 2.20 Billion
2011 E-Commerce Sales	$ 229.5 Million
2011 Net Income	$ 140.9 Million
Store Count*	1,283
Total Selling Sq Ft*	3,087,054
Employees**	19,800

as of 4/28/12 *as of 1/28/12

Financial Summary
	2011	2010	YoY % Chg	3 YR CAGR	5 YR CAGR
Net Sales (1,000′s)	$ 2,196,360	$ 1,904,954	15.3%	11.5%	6.0%
Same-Store Sales Chg	6.4%	7.3%
E-Commerce Sales (1,000s)	$ 229,500	$ 137,367	67.1%	48.1%	34.1%
Operating Income (1,000′s)	$ 222,377	$ 177,082	25.6%	N/A	-3.4%
Net Income (1,000′s)	$ 140,874	$ 115,394	22.1%	N/A	-3.3%
Diluted EPS	$ 0.82	$ 0.64	28.1%	N/A	-2.5%
Store Count	1,256	1,151	9.1%	5.3%	6.4%
Selling Sq Ft (1,000s)	3,026	2,785	8.7%	5.2%	9.1%
Employees	19,800	18,900	4.8%	10.9%	9.6%
Advertising Spend (1,000s)	$ 110,600	$ 86,800	27.4%	17.9%	10.7%