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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FISCAL YEAR 2006 2005 2004
Sales (in thousands) $ 5,261,254 5,103,004 4,873,595
Earnings from Continuing Operations (in thousands) $ 150,527 146,681 123,375
Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations $ 2.17 2.03 1.68
Comparable Store Sales Increase (Decrease)a
Barnes & Noble stores (0.3)% 2.9% 3.1%
B. Dalton stores (6.1) 0.9 (2.2)
STORES OPENED
Barnes & Noble stores 32 27 32
B. Dalton stores — — —
Total 32 27 32
STORES CLOSED
Barnes & Noble stores 18 12 13
B. Dalton stores 20 36 41
Total 38 48 54
NUMBER OF STORES OPEN AT YEAR END
Barnes & Noble stores 695 681 666
B. Dalton stores 98 118 154
Total 793 799 820
Square Feet of Selling Space at Year End (in millions)
Barnes & Noble stores 17.5 16.9 16.4
B. Dalton stores 0.4 0.5 0.6
Total 17.9 17.4 17.0
a Comparable store sales increase (decrease) is calculated on a 52-week basis, and includes sales of stores open at least 15 months.
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