Briscoe sales tick higher as homeware rebound offsets weak sporting spend

Briscoe sales tick higher as homeware rebound offsets weak sporting spend
Briscoe Group owns Briscoes and Rebel Sport stores. (Image: Supplied)
Gregor Thompson
Briscoe Group has regained some sales momentum as a rebound in homeware helped offset softness in its sporting goods division.In an update for the three months to July 27, Briscoe Group said second-quarter sales rose 2.07% to $192.9 million compared with the same period last year.The lift in group sales helped first-half sales reach $371.3m, nearly bringing it in line with last year’s $372.1m.Managing director Rod Duke said the bounce in homewares, up 3.97% in the quarter, followed a weak start to the financial year, impacted by a delayed...

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