Briscoe's 1H profit jumps 26 percent to $13M on sales, margin growth

Briscoe's 1H profit jumps 26 percent  to $13M on sales, margin growth
By Hannah Lynch Aug. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group, the homeware and sporting goods retailer, posted a 26 percent gain in first-half profit on "strong sales and margin performance." Profit at the retailer, whose stores include Briscoe, Rebel Sport and Living and Giving, rose to about $13 million in the six months ended July 31, from $10.3 million a year earlier, it said in a statement announcing its quarterly sales. Its full results are to be released on Sept. 7. The company posted a 4.5 percent gain in second-quarter sales to $102.2 mill...