date:Jul 29, 2013
Weis Markets here on Friday said it increased net earnings by 4.2% in the fiscal second quarter, but sales were down as the company cycled grand openings in the year-ago period.
Sales for the 13-week period that ended June 29 totaled $662.1 million, a 2.2% decline. Comparable-store sales decreased by 4.4%.
While our market share remains stable, our sales were impacted by the continuing trend of cautious consumer spending and a challenging comparison to the same period in 2012 when we opened th