Homeware, sports goods boost Briscoe first-quarter sales 11%

Homeware, sports goods boost Briscoe first-quarter sales 11%
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill May 10 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group reported an 11 percent gain in first-quarter sales on growth at both its Briscoes Homeware and Rebel Sport stores, and said profit is tracking ahead of the same period last year. Sales rose $133 million in the quarter ended May 1, from $199.8 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. On a same-store basis, sales were up 7.7 percent. Briscoe opened three Rebel Sports outlets and two Briscoe Homeware stores since March last year. Homeware sales rose...