Birks Group Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the twenty-six week period ended September 29, 2018. For the period, net sales were CAD 68,728,000 against CAD 65,071,000 a year ago. Operating loss was CAD 8,495,000 against CAD 5,913,000 a year ago. Loss from continuing operations was CAD 10,361,000 against CAD 7,349,000 a year ago. Loss per diluted share from continuing operations was CAD 0.58 against CAD 0.41 a year ago. Net loss was CAD 10,805,000 against CAD 5,547,000 a year ago. Loss per diluted share was CAD 0.60 against CAD 0.31 a year ago. The CAD 3.6 million increase in Net Sales were driven by a strong performance of the core retail business (excluding stores currently under renovation) mainly due to the re-opening of the Montreal Flagship store, by increased e-commerce sales, as well as by the successful execution of targeted marketing campaigns, partially offset by lower sales at stores undergoing renovations.