ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (NYSE: HVT; HVT.A) today reported sales for the month ended October 31, 2006. Havertys' October sales decreased 7.6% to $63.5 million, compared with $68.6 million in October 2005. On a comparable-store basis, October sales decreased 10.1%. Comparable-store sales do not include stores or locations opened, closed or otherwise non-comparable during the last 12 months. Sales for the first ten months of 2006 increased 5.3% to $706.5 million compared with $670.7 million in 2005. On a comparable-store basis, sales increased 3.5% for the first ten months. Sales in Millions Comparable- (Unaudited) Total Store Sales Sales 2006 2005 % Change % Change October $63.5 $68.6 -7.6 % -10.1 % Ten Months $706.5 $670.7 +5.3 % +3.5 % Clarence H. Smith, president and chief executive officer, said, "In our September sales release we noted that there had been weakness in written orders after Labor Day weekend. This trend continued throughout the month of October. Total written orders were off approximately 6% compared to October last year, after adjusting for the one less Saturday in this year's calendar. We have focused on improving our in-stock position over the last several months and reducing the time needed to schedule and complete home deliveries to customers. With these service performance improvements our backlog is lower, so reported sales now more quickly reflect the recent rate of written orders. "For the month of October we had a total of twenty home delivery days, two less than last year. This fact also contributed to the lower reported sales." Havertys is a full-service home furnishings retailer with 120 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, both of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., +1-404-443-2900 Web site: http://www.havertys.com/

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