Home 倉庫・駅 sales climb again, but DIY frenzy may be 冷静な／正味のing
Home 倉庫・駅's sales continue to 殺到する, though same-蓄える／店 sales appeared to come 支援する to earth after a year in which the home 改良 chain outperformed 期待s 繰り返して.
For the three months ended August 1, sales climbed to $41.12 billion from $38.05 billion. Chairman and CEO Craig Menear said in a 用意が出来ている 声明 Tuesday that this was the first time the chain より勝るd 年４回の sales of more than $40 billion.
歳入 also より勝るd the $40.71 billion 分析家s were 推定する／予想するing, によれば a 調査する by Zacks 投資 研究.
However, sales at 蓄える／店s open at least a year, a 重要な 指示する人（物） of a retailer's health, 増加するd 4.5%, and 3.4% in the U.S. 塀で囲む Street had 推定する／予想するd same-蓄える／店 sales of 5.4% によれば FactSet.
And while the 普通の／平均（する） 領収書 per （犯罪の）一味-up at Home 倉庫・駅 登録（する）s was higher, 顧客 traffic slowed compared with the period last year when the pandemic kicked off frenzied do-it-yourself 事業／計画（する）s at home.
株 fell 5% at the 開始 bell.
This May 19, 2021 photo shows The Home 倉庫・駅 場所 in Willow Grove, Pa. Home 倉庫・駅's sales continued to rise in its 会計の second ４半期/4分の1, thanks to a 住宅 market that remains hot. Chairman and CEO Craig Menea said in a 声明 on Tuesday, Aug. 17, that this was the first time in its history that the chain より勝るd sales of more than $40 billion in a ４半期/4分の1. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Home 改良 蓄える／店s have filled during the pandemic as people working from home took on new 事業／計画（する）s. Many also moved to places with more room for the home office, and that too 燃料d sales.
Yet sales of new homes fell for a third straight month in June, dropping by 6.6% to the lowest level in more than a year.
Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said in an emailed 声明 that most of last year's sales growth was 予定 to an 増加する in 顧客s and a sharp rise in the 容積／容量 of 製品s bought thanks to the remodeling and decorating uptick that happened while people 検疫d.
"These 傾向s are now abating, albeit 徐々に, which is evident in the 拒絶する／低下する in the number of shoppers visiting Home 倉庫・駅 during the ４半期/4分の1," he said.
Home 倉庫・駅 Inc. earned $4.81 billion, or $4.53 per 株, in the ４半期/4分の1. That compares with $4.33 billion, or $4.02 per 株, a year ago. This （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the $4.43 per 株 that 塀で囲む Street 予報するd.
The Atlanta company didn't 供給する a 十分な-year 予測（する）.
