[C B R L G R O U P, I N C. L O G O] | Post Office Box 787 |
Lebanon, Tennessee | |
37088-0787 |
Investor Contact: | Diana S. Wynne |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs | |
(615) 443-9837 |
Media Contact: | Julie K. Davis |
Director, Corporate Communications | |
(615) 443-9266 |
CBRL GROUP REPORTS JULY COMPARABLE STORE SALES
LEBANON, Tenn. – August 7, 2007 -- CBRL Group, Inc. (“CBRL” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants and gift shops for the six-week period ending Friday, August 3, 2007, the final reporting period of the Company’s 2007 fiscal year.
· | Comparable store restaurant sales increased 1.6% from the comparable six-week period last year, with approximately 1.9% higher average check primarily due to an average menu price increase of about 2.0%. |
· | Comparable store retail sales were up 1.5% from the comparable six-week period in fiscal 2006. Excluding the impact of one additional porch sale day in the same period of fiscal 2006, the sales increase was approximately 2.8%. |
Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 562 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.
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