date:Jul 30, 2013
Second-quarter sales at Spanish discounter Dia grew by 5.0% to reach 2.93 billion, while adjusted EBITDA rose by 4.7% to hit 155.2 million.
Like-for-like sales growth stood at 1.3% for the second quarter, with sales growth of 18.1% in its emerging markets.
Dia recorded first half sales of 2.54 billion in Spain - making up 44.8% of total group sales - and French sales of 1.12 billion (19.8%). Dia's emerging countries recorded first half sales of 1.55 billion, making up 27.4% of total group sale