Gander Mountain cuts 2Q loss

ST. PAUL, Minn. Gander Mountain reported sales of $252.9 million for the quarter ended Aug. 2, an increase of 16.8% over the prior year period. Comparable-store sales decreased 11.7% in the second quarter. The 2008 period includes $39.7 million in revenue due to the expansion of the company's direct marketing business through Overton's.

Net loss for the second quarter was $4.9 million, or 20 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $9.7 million, or 48 cents per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.