Despite the uproar when a Palestinian protester refused to serve a Jewish customer Officeworks has managed to lift revenues 2.8% and profits by 4%.

The Wesfarmers owned business that has been introducing new categories such as TV’s while also selling questionable Chinese security cameras delivered revenue of $3,434 million and earnings of $208 million.

The Company that has been in a battle with JB Hi Fi especially in the notebook and accessories market claims the growth reflected strong Black Friday and End of Financial Year trading, and solid sales growth during the Back to School period as the business cycled the NSW Government’s back-to-school voucher program last year.

Officeworks also benefited from above-market growth in technology as fought to strip share from other retailers.

The business claims that productivity initiatives and disciplined cost management contributed to their profit growth and ” mitigated the impacts of ongoing cost of doing business pressures”.

The business also delivered productivity improvements at the IDC and automated CFC in Victoria, and the new automated CFC in WA which was opened during the year.

More to follow.