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Puregold nine-month income rises 5.6% on strong sales

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November 11, 2025

LISTED grocery retailer Puregold Price Club, Inc. reported a 5.6% increase in its consolidated net income for the first nine months of 2025, fueled by robust revenue growth and supported by a modest rise in gross margins.

- Alexandria Grace C. Magno

"For the first nine months of 2025, the enterprise experienced positive same store sales growth (SSSG) of +4.8% from Puregold Stores driven by higher basket size and higher traffic while +5.4% SSSG from S&R Warehouse clubs driven by higher traffic," the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.

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