Australia's Myer Q1 sales up 5.2 pct

SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Myer Holdings Ltd (MYR.AX), Australia's largest department store chain, reported 5.2 percent growth in first-quarter sales on Thursday and said it was on track to meet its full-year sales and earnings forecasts.

The newly listed group's like-for-like sales grew 2.9 percent in the three months ended Oct. 24, from a year earlier. (Reporting by Mark Bendeich; Editing by Jonathan Standing)