Ingles Markets, Inc. yesterday posted a net sales increase of 13.0 percent, to $842.8 million for the quarter ended Sept. 27, 2008, vs. $746.0 million for the year-ago period.

Grocery segment comparable-store sales climbed 13.0 percent in the quarter thanks to a rise in average weekly customer visits and the average purchase amount, Ingles said. Excluding gas, comps were up 7.8 percent compared with last year's fourth quarter.

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