American Apparel Announces January Sales, Wholesale Jumps 21 Percent

American Apparel Inc., the Los Angeles manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary sales for the month ended January 31, 2012 over the weekend. The company reported that for the month of January, 2012 total net sales increased 14 percent to $41.4 million. For the same period, comparable store sales increased an estimated 15 percent on an estimated 11 percent increase at retail stores and an estimated 39 percent increase in online sales. For the month wholesale net sales increased an estimated 21 percent.