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Exhibit 99.1
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Contact:

Michael W. Katz
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
631-866-4156


PERFUMANIA HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS PERFUMANIA RETAIL SALES FOR MARCH 2012
 
Bellport, NY April 05, 2012 Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PERF) announced today that Perfumania, one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries which operates specialty retail fragrance stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, reported total net sales of $20.1 million for the five week fiscal month of March 2012, which ended March 31, 2012, versus $20.5 million for the five week fiscal month of March 2011, which ended April 02, 2011. On a year-to-date basis, total net sales were $40.4 million in the current year compared with $39.9 million last year. For the month of March 2012, comparable store sales increased by 0.2%. Comparable store sales on a year-to-date basis increased by 3.2%. Comparable store sales measure sales from stores that have been open for one year or more. We exclude stores that are closed for renovation from comparable store sales from the month during which renovation commences until the first full month after reopening.
PERFUMANIA MARCH AND FISCAL YEAR TO DATE 2012 RETAIL SALES ($'s in $000's):
 
 FY
 
 FY
 
 FY
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
 
(Decrease)
 
(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
Increase
 
Increase
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Stores, March
340
(4.0%)
354
(3.3%)
366
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March Total Retail Sales
$20,144
(1.6%)
$20,478
12.9%
$18,143
 
YTD March Total Retail Sales
$40,375
1.2%
$39,888
8.6%
$36,734
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March Comparable Store Sales
 
0.2%
 
15.9%
 
12.1%
YTD March Comparable Store Sales
 
3.2%
 
11.0%
 
8.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








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