Harris Teeter Sales Increase

Charlotte, N.C., Ruddick Corp. reported that for the third quarter ended July 3, Harris Teeter sales rose 6.1% to $663.3 million from $625.3 million in the comparable 2004 period. For the 39 weeks ended July 3, 2005, sales rose 4.9% to $1.97 billion from $1.88 billion in the same period of fiscal 2004. The increase in sales was attributable to new store activity and comparable-store-sales increases that were 2.89% for the quarter and 3.32% for the 39-week period.