HVT Haverty Furniture Companies Inc

ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (NYSE:HVTNYSE:andNYSE:HVT.A) today reported sales for the month ended April 30, 2008. Havertys' April sales increased 0.6% to $54.0 million, compared with $53.6 million in April 2007. On a comparable-store basis, April sales decreased 2.7%. Comparable-store sales do not include stores or locations opened, closed or otherwise non-comparable during the last 12 months. Sales for the first four months of 2008 decreased 2.2% to $239.2 million compared with $244.7 million in 2007. On a comparable-store basis, sales decreased 5.5% for the first four months. Sales in Millions Comparable- (unaudited) Total Sales Store Sales 2008 2007 % Change % Change April $54.0 $53.6 0.6% - 2.7% Four Months $239.2 $244.7 - 2.2% - 5.5% As noted in the Company's first quarter earnings release on April 30th, total delivered sales for April were estimated to be flat and total written business was estimated to be down approximately 7% to 8%. Actual delivered results detailed above show an increase of 0.6% and total written business for April was down approximately 7%. Havertys is a full-service home furnishings retailer with 124 showrooms in 17 states in the Southern and Midwestern regions providing its customers with a wide selection of quality merchandise in middle- to upper-middle price ranges. Additional information is available on the Company's website at http://www.havertys.com/ . News releases include forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that might cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, the consumer spending environment for large ticket items, competition in the retail furniture industry and other uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC. Contact for information: Dennis L. Fink, EVP & CFO or Jenny Hill Parker, VP, Secretary & Treasurer (404) 443-2900 DATASOURCE: Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. CONTACT: Dennis L. Fink, EVP & CFO, or Jenny Hill Parker, VP, Secretary & Treasurer, +1-404-443-2900, both of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. Web site: http://www.havertys.com/

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