--The below is a company sponsored announcement--
If there is one company the COVID-19 pandemic looks to have been kind to it is
The long-standing online retailer more than doubled its sales in March as it became a preferred company to fit out home offices and homeschooling setups as daily life shifted was now undertaken at home, and for the most part at home only.
Between its own e-commerce site and its presence on
"Total revenue for the
"Management attributes the increase in sales to strategically leveraging off the marketing and distribution power of the major e-commerce platforms such as
Huang said the company "will continue to improve sales with all the major line platforms and also from our own website."
While the company was able to capitalise on the shift to homeschooling and employment, it also had its sights set on another essential service during this pandemic.
It was at that time that the group established its Pro-Hygiene range of products including facemasks, hand sanitiser gels and alcohol wipes.
The company sold an initial 30,000 face masks in March, and a new shipment of 200,000 TGA approved face masks were imported for sale in late April.
Sales of Pro-Hygiene products alone for
Consequently, in just one month Pro-Hygiene sales have exceeded the June quarter guidance by 150%.
Harris has expanded its product range by securing the non-exclusive Australian distribution rights for the "Tender Kiss" brand of alcohol tissues from
The tissues are being imported from
Harris is confident that supplies of products in
A national network of sales agents to sell Pro-Hygiene products has been established, and one agent has been appointed for each state of
Revenue from the Pro-Hygiene range for the
Revenues could be further strengthened as Harris has been authorised by
E-commerce business tracking well overall
Sales revenue for
This compares with sales revenue (unaudited) for the full
Having already eclipsed
Management will be providing a profit update in the coming weeks, which based on recent developments could be a share price catalyst.
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