Same-store sales at Zale Corp. increased 5.8 percent for the third quarter ended April 30, and revenues for the period increased 6.3 percent to $477 million, compared with $449 million for the same period last year, the company announced today. These amounts, both current and comparable, exclude revenues from the Bailey Banks and Biddle stores, which Zale sold to Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp. on Nov. 9, 2007. Year-to-date same-store sales decreased 2.3 percent, and year-to-date revenues decreased 2.4 percent to $1.68 billion, compared with $1.72 billion for the same period last year.

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