American Apparel's Wholesale Net Sales Jumped 22 Percent in May

American Apparel Inc., a Los Angeles-based vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary sales for the month ended May 31, 2013. On a preliminary basis, total net sales for May 2013 were $55.6 million, an increase of 13 percent over the prior year period. Comparable sales increased 10 percent, which included a 7 percent increase in comparable store sales in the retail store channel and a 37 percent increase in net sales in the online channel. Wholesale net sales increased 22 percent for the month of May on a year-over-year basis.