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David Jones: stronger sales trend continues in May

Tue May 5, 2009 9:41pm EDT

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MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - David Jones Ltd (DJS.AX), an Australian department store chain, said the stronger-than-expected sales that it had seen in April had continued into May.

Chief Executive Mark McInnes told reporters that the trend had continued for the group into the first 10 days of the fourth quarter.

For more on David Jones, see [nSYD388684]. (Reporting by Simone Giuliani)



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