澳大利亚Coles集团上半年利润下降。 Australia's Coles Group experienced a drop in first-half profit.

澳大利亚Coles集团报告称，由于租赁成本和利率上升等成本上升，上半年利润下降3.6%。 Australia's Coles Group reported a 3.6% drop in first-half profit amid rising costs such as higher lease costs and interest rates. 尽管业务内部面临巨大的成本压力，该公司仍设法将收入增长 6.8% 至 222 亿美元，而其超市部门的收入增长了 4.9%。 Despite significant cost pressures within the business, the company still managed to increase its revenue by 6.8% to $22.2 billion, while its supermarkets division saw a 4.9% rise in revenue. 然而，Coles持续经营业务的税后净利润从一年前的6.16亿澳元下降至5.94亿澳元（合3.8836亿美元）。 However, Coles' net profit after tax from continuing operations dropped to A$594 million ($388.36 million) compared to A$616 million a year ago.