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Australia's Harvey Norman 4-week sales down 3.6%

Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:02pm EDT

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MELBOURNE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (HVN.AX), an Australian electrical and furniture retailer, said like-for-like written sales for the 28 days to Oct. 26 fell 3.6 percent on the same period a year ago, amid a consumer slowdown.

That was slightly better than a decline of 5.8 percent in the 28 days ended Oct. 19. Margins remain under pressure, the retailer said on Tuesday. ($1=A$1.66) (Reporting by Victoria Thieberger; editing by)



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