Guess?, Inc. June Comparable Store Sales Up 11.0%
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Guess?, Inc. June Comparable Store Sales Up 11.0%
                       June Total Retail Sales Up 21.6%

                Second Quarter Comparable Store Sales Up 4.2%

LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) today reported that total June retail sales for the fiscal month ended July 2, 2005 were $53.8 million, an increase of 21.6% from sales of $44.3 million for the fiscal month ended July 3, 2004. Comparable store sales for the June period increased 11.0%.

For the second quarter ended July 2, 2005, total retail sales increased 14.1% to $132.9 million compared to $116.4 million for the second quarter of 2004. Comparable store sales increased 4.2% during the second quarter of 2005.

Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, accessories and related consumer products. At July 2, 2005 the Company owned and operated 301 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 availability of sufficient working capital, the successful integration of new stores into existing operations, the continued desirability and customer acceptance of existing and future product lines (including licensed product lines), possible cancellations of wholesale orders, the success of competitive products, and the availability of adequate sources of capital. In addition to these factors, the economic and other factors identified in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 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.

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.; or Wendi Kopsick of Kekst and Company,
+1-212-521-4800, for Guess? Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.guess.com /
    (GES)

CO:  Guess?, Inc.
ST:  California
IN:  REA UTI TEX
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