Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)-owned Coles has posted 4.6 per cent sales growth in its fourth quarter results, with sales hitting $8.35 billion.
Coles managing director Ian McLeod says Coles renewal program across 52 stores continued to drive sales profits.
During the fourth quarter Coles opened seven new supermarkets and closed three.
The supermarket posted total food and liquor sales of $6.5 billion throughout its 749 supermarkets and 792 liquor stores.
In the first half of the 2012 financial year Wesfarmers generated a net profit $1.18 billion.
