Conn's June Comps. Excl. Items Up 5.1%; Names Thomas Moran CFO

(RTTNews) - Conn's, Inc. (CONN) reported $102.6 million in total retail net sales for the month ended June 30, 2015, an 11.9% increase compared to the same prior year period. Same store sales for the month increased 1.1%. Conn's said its same store sales were impacted by the decision to exit video game products, digital cameras, and certain tablets. Excluding the impact from these products, same store sales increased 5.1% during the period.

Conn's also announced the hiring of Thomas Moran as CFO, effective July 27, 2015. Before joining Conn's, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO for West Marine Inc. Moran succeeds Mark Haley, who served as interim CFO, and who will continue as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.