According to the company, greater growth in same-store sales was observed in the western region, since the establishments that opened in that area are having favorable increases. The central and northeastern zone, on the other hand, presented a good growth in sales, while the stores located in the metropolitan area had moderate increases.
By product category, La Comer had increases in food, which includes prepared food, tortillas and bakery. This category was also the best performing category in the first quarter of the year.
Regarding the sales levels of the digital platform ‘La comer en tu casa’, the company assured that its share of total sales is slightly more moderate than that presented last year. However, the retailer He did not provide figures in this regard.
accumulated results
During the first half of the year, total sales amounted to 16,114 million pesos with an increase of 16.7% compared to last year. Same store sales grew 8.2%.
The La Comer format had the highest increases in same-store sales, with profits of 968 million pesos compared to 722 million pesos in the same period of 2021.
During this quarter, the company opened a new store, the second of its La Comer format in Puebla, which required an investment of 345 million pesos and generated 400 formal jobs, of which 250 are direct.
At the end of this period, the company presented a cash balance of 2,613 million pesos, which indicates an increase of 77 million pesos against the cash balance of December 2021. The inventory level stood at 4,879 million pesos and that of suppliers at 5,390 million pesos. .
Today, the company has 79 stores in the country: 34 La Comer, 13 Sumesa, 13 City Market and 19 Fresko, with a total area of 342,331 square meters of sales floor.