BBA Bombay CO

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Bombay Company, Inc. (NYSE:BBA) reported today that total revenue for the five-week period ended April 1, 2006 declined 2.1% to $45.4 million compared to $46.4 million for the five-week period ended April 2, 2005. Same store sales for stores opened more than 12 months decreased 1.7% compared to the comparable five-week period of the prior year. Revenue from non-store activity was 8.2% of the month compared to 7.4% for the same period last year. Growth in the direct-to-customer business and the international wholesale operations more than offset the decline in revenue from the Bailey Street operations, the assets of which were sold during Fiscal 2005. Current year results reflect the favorable impact of the shift in the calendar, which resulted in Easter moving from March during Fiscal 2005 to April in Fiscal 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051026/BOMBAYLOGO ) For the nine-week periods ended April 1, 2006, total revenue declined 0.9% to $80.5 million compared to $81.2 for the comparable prior year period while same store sales increased 0.8%. Revenue from non-store activities was 6.6% of total revenue for the nine-week period compared to 7.6% in the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Growth in direct-to-customer and International revenue partially offset lower revenue from the Bailey Street operations, which accounted for approximately $2.3 million of revenue during the prior period last year. Sales trends improved significantly toward the back half of the month and were driven by selective promotions of certain key categories. On a relative basis, the furniture category outperformed accessories and wall decor. The average ticket and average unit retail both increased double digit while retail traffic declined. The Bombay Company, Inc. designs, sources and markets a unique line of home accessories, wall decor and furniture through 486 retail outlets, specialty catalogs and the Internet in the U.S. and internationally. Any statements in this press release that may be considered forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Those risks are described in the Company's public announcements, reports to stockholders and SEC filings, including but not limited to Reports on Forms 10-K, 8-K and 10-Q, copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained therein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For Further Information Contact: Elaine D. Crowley Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (817) 347-8200 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051026/BOMBAYLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: The Bombay Company, Inc. CONTACT: Elaine D. Crowley, Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Bombay Company, Inc., +1-817-347-8200 Web site: http://www.bombaycompany.com/

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