L Brands net sales in May rise 4 percent

REPORT_ L Brands reported net sales increase of 4 percent to 763.6 million dollars for the four weeks ended May 31, 2014,

compared to net sales of 737 million dollars for the four weeks ended June 1, 2013. Comparable stores sales increased 3 percent for the four weeks ended May 31, 2014.

The company reported net sales of 3.155 billion dollars for the 17 weeks ended May 31, 2014, an increase of 5 percent compared to net sales of 3.005 billion dollars for the 17 weeks ended June 1, 2013. Comparable stores sales increased 2 percent for the 17 weeks ended May 31, 2014.

L Brands based in Columbus, Ohio, through Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel, operates 2,928 company-owned specialty stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and its brands are sold in about 600 franchised additional locations worldwide.