Our July numbers are show a healthy month, overall. The sales numbers, compared to July last year are: Art – up 14%; cards – up 9%, Gifts – up 200%, magazines – down 5%, Newspapers – up 6%, Ink – up 25%, Stationery – line ball.
There is good news inside the magazine department: food – up 7% (unit sales), men’s lifestyle – up 26%, music – up 15% (Michael Jackson), special interest – up 8%. Women’s weeklies are down but our sales of these are choppy month to month.
We have had a strong month here as well,
Overall we are up 26% excluding lotto.
Cards up 7%
Cigs up 13%
Confectionery up 6%
Gifts up 100% off low base
Mags down 16%
(people her do not like Jacko)
Paper up 4%
Phone recharge up 25%
Stationery up 19%
ABC centre up 100% off low base.
This as well as having a strong June.
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