Net sales at Pernod go up 6.9%

Pernod Ricard have announced that its net sales, excluding duties and taxes, for the first quarter of 2007/08 (July 1 to September 30, 2007) increased by 6.9% to €1.557m, compared to €1.457m in the same period last year.

Over the full 2007/08 financial year, the group has had a fall of €110m in sales, and a decrease of around €10m on operating profit from ordinary activities.