The increase brought total sales to R24.5bn for the period. Group sales in SA increased 8.4% with "internally measured" inflation amounting to 3.9%.
Spar Ireland increased sales 36.6%, "reflecting both the impact of the acquisition of the ADM Londis business in July 2015 and the devaluation of the rand. In local currency the Spar Ireland business increased turnover by 17.8%".
Liquor sales in SA rose 12.5% over the previous comparable period.
The company’s results for the six months ending 31 March will be released on, or about, 18 May.
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