Overall, the company says same-store sales rose 1.5%, and on a calendar-adjusted basis, comparable-store sales gained 2.1% in the U.S. In the consumer electronics segment, its largest business line, which accounts for 46% of its business, sales fell 3.1%.
"A low double-digit comparable store sales gain in flat-panel TVs and a triple-digit comparable store sales gain in GPS devices were more than offset by declines in projection and tube TVs as well as MP3 devices," the company says.
--Sarah Mahoney