Fuller carts, S&R crowds push Puregold profit up 18.8%

MANILA, Philippines — Bigger shopper spending per transaction and more visits to its S&R warehouses lifted Puregold Price Club Inc.’s consolidated net income 18 percent to P8.67 billion in the first nine months of 2026. On Thursday, the Lucio Co-led grocery retailer said on it earned P7.30 billion in the same period last year. READ: Puregold