RONKONKOMA, N.Y., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc.
(NYSE: NTY) (www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and
marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced
preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of
May 2010.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of
May 2010 by segment are as
follows:
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NET
SALES
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(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
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FOR THE MONTH OF
MAY
($ In
Millions)
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2010
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2009
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%
Change
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Wholesale / US Nutrition
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$
158
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$
139
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14%
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North American Retail
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$
18
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$
18
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3%
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European Retail
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$
51
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$
51
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-2%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$
18
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$
16
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14%
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Total
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$ 246
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$224
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10%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the one
month period. European Retail net sales in local currency,
(British Pound Sterling), increased 4% and same store sales
remained unchanged for the one month period.
NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two-month
period of April and May 2010 by
segment are as follows:
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NET
SALES
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(Preliminary and
Unaudited)
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FOR THE TWO MONTHS
OF APRIL AND MAY
($ In
Millions)
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2010
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2009
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%
Change
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Wholesale / US Nutrition
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$
298
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$
270
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10%
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North American Retail
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$
36
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$
35
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3%
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European Retail
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$
102
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$
99
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2%
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Direct Response /
E-Commerce
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$
37
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$
33
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11%
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Total
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$
473
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$
438
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8%
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North American Retail same store sales increased 2% for the
two-month period. European Retail net sales in local
currency, (British Pound Sterling), increased 3% and same store
sales decreased 1% for the two-month period.
ABOUT NBTY
NBTY is a leading global vertically integrated manufacturer,
marketer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality,
value-priced nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world.
Under a number of NBTY and third party brands, the Company offers
over 25,000 products, including products marketed by the Company's
Nature's Bounty(R) (www.naturesbounty.com), Vitamin World(R)
(www.vitaminworld.com), Puritan's Pride(R) (www.puritan.com),
Holland & Barrett(R) (www.hollandandbarrett.com), Rexall(R)
(www.rexall.com), Sundown(R) (www.sundownnaturals.com), MET-Rx(R)
(www.metrx.com), Worldwide Sport Nutrition(R)
(www.sportnutrition.com), American Health(R)
(www.americanhealthus.com), GNC (UK)(R) (www.gnc.co.uk),
DeTuinen(R) (www.detuinen.nl), LeNaturiste™ (www.lenaturiste.com),
SISU(R) (www.sisu.com), Solgar(R) (www.solgar.com), Good 'n'
Natural(R) (www.goodnnatural.com), Home Health™
(www.homehealthus.com), Julian
Graves, (www.juliangraves.com) and Ester-C(R),
(www.ester-c.com) brands. NBTY routinely posts information
that may be important to investors on its web site.
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Contact: Harvey
Kamil
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Carl
Hymans
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NBTY, Inc.
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G.S. Schwartz &
Co.
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President & Chief
Financial Officer
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212-725-4500
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631-200-2020
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carlh@schwartz.com
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SOURCE NBTY, Inc.