Growing sales figures

PetSmart reported net income totalling $71 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $56 million in the first quarter of 2010. Total sales for the first quarter of 2011 increased by 6.8 per cent to $1.5 billion. Comparable store sales, or sales in stores open at least a year, grew by 5 per cent, benefiting from comparable transactions growth of 2.7 per cent. Services sales, which are included in total sales, grew by 9 per cent to $167 million.