UPDATE 1-Zumiez May same-store sales fall 20.7 pct

* May net sales fall 9.6 pct to $23.5 mln

* Analysts expected same-stores sales fall of 20.2 pct



June 3 (Reuters) - Snowboarding gear retailer Zumiez Inc posted a worse-than-expected 20.7 percent drop in May same-store sales, hurt by lower transactions.

Analysts on average were expecting same-store sales to fall 20.2 percent, according to Thomson Reuters Estimates.

'For the month, all departments posted a decline in same-store sales,' finance chief Trevor Lang said on a pre-recorded call.

The company, which is a retailer of action sports-related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, said total net sales fell 9.6 percent to about $23.5 million for the four-week period ended May 30.

Shares of the Everett, Washington-based Zumiez closed at $9.88 Wednesday on Nasdaq.

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