June 9 (Reuters) - Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Co
HBC.TO reported a 59 percent rise in quarterly sales as it
benefited from expansion in Europe and the acquisition of online
retailer Gilt.
The company's net loss widened to C$97 million ($76
million), or 53 Canadian cents per share, in the first quarter
from C$49 million, or 27 Canadian cents per share, a year
earlier.
Retail sales rose to C$3.30 billion for the three months
ended April 30 from C$2.07 billion.
($1 = 1.2712 Canadian dollars)