Guess?, Inc. December Comp Store Sales Up 17.5%
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Guess?, Inc. December Comp Store Sales Up 17.5%
                     December Total Retail Sales Up 27.4%

                   Fourth Quarter Comp Store Sales Up 15.9%

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) today reported strong retail sales for the month of December which ended on December 31, 2005. Total retail sales for December were $103.4 million, an increase of 27.4% from sales of $81.2 million for the month ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales for the December period increased 17.5%.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005, total retail sales increased 25.6% to $207.1 million compared to $165.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2004. Comparable store sales increased 15.9% during the fourth quarter of 2005.

Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, accessories and related consumer products. At December 31, 2005 the Company owned and operated 315 retail stores in the United States and Canada. The Company also distributes its products through better department and specialty stores around the world. For more information about the Company, please visit www.guess.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, certain matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are only expectations, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results in future periods and other future events to differ materially from what is currently anticipated. Factors which may cause actual results in future periods to differ from current expectations include, among other things, the continued desirability and customer acceptance of existing and future product lines (including licensed product lines), the successful integration of acquisitions, new stores and new licensees into existing operations, possible cancellations of wholesale orders, the success of competitive products, the continued availability of adequate sources of capital, general economic conditions, acts of terrorism or acts of war, government regulation, currency fluctuations and possible future litigation. In addition to these factors, the economic and other factors identified in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risk factors discussed therein, could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein and in the Company's other public documents.


    Contact:    Carlos Alberini
                President & Chief Operating Officer
                (213) 765-3582

                Frederick G. Silny
                SVP & Chief Financial Officer
                (213) 765-3289


SOURCE  Guess?, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Carlos Alberini, President & Chief Operating Officer,
+1-213-765-3582, or Frederick G. Silny, SVP & Chief Financial Officer,
+1-213-765-3289, both of Guess?, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.guess.com/
    (GES)

CO:  Guess?, Inc.
ST:  California
IN:  REA FAS TEX
SU:  SLS

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