Tremendous growth

The Easy DIY stores of the Chilean Cencosud Group realised sales of Chile pesos (CLP) 526 201 mio (€ 645 mio) from January to September 2008, which amounts to growth of 29.9 per cent. Operating profit rose by 27.2 per cent to CLP 159 797 mio (€ 196.5 mio). The DIY stores in Chile recorded sales of CLP 191 974 mio (€ 236.1 mio) during this period. This amounts to an increase of 13.8 per cent on last year, or 4.5 per cent like-for-like. Easy generated sales of CLP 334 226 mio (€ 411 mio) in Argentina, which means growth comes to 41.3 per cent, or 18.8 per cent like-for-like. For the third quarter the DIY stores overall report sales growth of 41.9 per cent to CLP 181 043 mio (€ 222.6 mio). Operating profit rose by 27.7 per cent to CLP 53 606 mio (€ 65.9 mio).