Better Quarter for Harlequin Both Torstar and subsidiary Harlequin have turned in a badly-needed quarter of improved performance, with both sales and profits rising. At Harlequin, sales of $124.5 million (CA) were up $6.2 million from a year ago, with most of the gain due to currency exchange, and with operating profit of $19.1 million in the first quarter of 2007, up $4.0 million from the same period last year. The biggest improvement came in North American retail sales, while direct mail sales declined and overseas results were flat, “with improved results in the Nordic group and Germany offset by […]
