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B BRISCOE GROUP LIMITED 3rd Quarter to 31 October 2021 Briscoe Group Limited ( NZX / ASX code : BGP ) Highlights year - to - date to 31 October 2021 ( 39 weeks ) : • Total Group sales $ 496.9 million , + 9.52 % • • Homeware sales growth , + 9.53 % Sporting goods sales growth , + 9.50 % Online sales as mix of total Group sales , 22.14 % Solid trading performance for 3rd quarter despite lockdown constraints Year - to - date : 1 February 2021 - 31 October 2021 : The directors of Briscoe Group Limited announce unaudited sales for the 39 - week period to 31 October 2021 of $ 496.9 million , an increase of 9.52 % on the $ 453.7 million reported for the first three quarters of last year . The Group's homeware segment increased sales by 9.53 % during this period and the sporting goods segment by 9.50 % . Third quarter : 2 August 2021 - 31 October 2021 : It is worth noting that last year's 3rd quarter was a particularly strong quarter on the back of the post - lockdown retail recovery with Group sales growing at 14.97 % . However , even with the constraints from the lockdowns experienced for this 3rd quarter just completed , the Group was only 1.29 % below the 3rd quarter sales recorded for the same quarter 2 years ago . Unaudited sales for the 3rd quarter , 13 - week period ended 31 October 2021 were $ 138.5 million , 14.14 % below the $ 161.3 million for the same quarter last year . For the quarter , homeware sales decreased by 11.44 % to $ 87.4 million , while sporting goods sales were $ 51.1 million , 18.41 % below the $ 62.6 million achieved for the equivalent quarter last year . After a very strong start to this 3rd quarter , New Zealand's extended period of near - normality came to a sudden conclusion with the announcement of a return to national Level 4 lockdown from 18 August 2021 . The impact on trading days across the store network is summarised below : • All the Group's stores were closed for 21 days from 18 August • • Auckland stores remained shut for the remainder of the third quarter - 75 days in total during the 91 - day quarter Typically these Auckland stores contribute around 25 % of the Group's total sales . The Group's 5 Waikato stores were closed for a total of 49 days of the quarter The Group's 4 Northland stores were closed for a total of 33 days of the quarter