Hibbett recorded a $40,355,000 profit in the second quarter ended Aug, 1 against a loss of $8,778,000 last year on revenues that soared 75% to $441,607,000 from $252,440,000 including a +79.2% comp sales gain. E-commerce sales jumped higher, as many other retailers have reported, gaining 212.2%, but brick-and-mortar comps were also up an astonishing 65.2%. Digital sales accounted for 15.7% of the total in Q2, up from 8.6%. Pent-up consumer demand was the main sales driver, boosted by government stimulus money and less competition from other retailers that were temporarily, or in some cases permanently, closed.

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