Hervis Sport booked a 5.2 percent sales increase to €493 million last year, with a 5.2 percent rise in its domestic Austrian market. The retailer, which belongs to Spar Österreich, operates also in Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic. The growth was partly due to the opening of 11 new stores, raising the total to 200 sites. Hervis plans to open 15 new stores this year, while investing €1 million in personnel training.