DavidsTea sees Q2 sales jump as it opens more stores

Montreal-based tea retailer added 10 stores to its portfolio over the last few months

DavidsTea says it saw sales jump more than 25% in the second quarter as it continued opening new stores as part of its plans to expand.

The Montreal-based specialty tea and tea accessory retailer reported sales of C$41.1 million, up from the C$32.8 million in the same period a year earlier, as it opened 10 new outlets in the quarter ending July 30.

The company had a $2.3 million loss in the quarter compared to losses of $52.1 million a year ago, though that included one-time costs such as those associated with its initial public offering last year.

Its adjusted net income loss in the second quarter excluding one-time costs was $2.3 million this year, compared to $1.6 million in 2015.

DavidsTea ended the quarter with a total of 208 stores in Canada and the U.S., an increase of 26% from the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

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