In a preliminary statement, Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings said its operating revenues increased by 5.7 percent to $6.28 billion in the first nine months of this year. The growth was driven by Pou Sheng, the company's retail subsidiary, whose sales went up by 19.9 percent to $1.75 billion during the nine-month period. The group had reported a higher overall sales increase of 7.4 percent for the first half of 2015, with an increase of 23.2 percent for Pou Sheng.