date:Apr 12, 2013
Chief Executive Grant O'Brien said market conditions were challenging in the quarter ended March 31, particularly in general merchandise.
Customers are responding to the targeted offers we can make, he said in a statement.
The 3.8 percent increase in like-for-like sales, or 3.1 percent rise adjusted for Easter, compared with a 2.5 percent increase in the second quarter.
Total food and liquor sales rose 5.7 percent to A$14.4 billion ($15.18 billion) as the company opened four supermarkets over