West Marine 2.6% rise in Q3 sales

Boating supply retailer West Marine said Thursday that revenue for the quarter ended Oct. 2 rose 2.6% to $172.6 million, compared with revenue of $168.2 million in the year-ago period. The company cited wholesale growth for the improvement.Same-store sales rose 3.7%.West Marine operates 328 company-operated stores in 38 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, and two franchised stores in Turkey.