Greek retailer Jumbo 6-month profit rises 9 percent

Jumbo SA

12/03/2019 15:30

ATHENS, March 12 (Reuters) - Greek retailer Jumbo  BABr.AT 
on Tuesday posted a 9 percent rise in net profit for the six
months to December 2018, thanks to strong growth in foreign
countries.
    Jumbo said net profit came in at 98.7 million euros 
($111.23 million), up from 90.4 million euros in the same period
a year ago. The retailer said it would pay an interim dividend
of 0.19 euros a share.
    Six-month group sales rose 7.6 percent to 476.8 million
euros. Jumbo operates 51 stores in Greece and another 26 stores
in Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus.

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