Courier Reports Sales Up, Earnings Down Due to Plant Closure

• Sales to the religious market were up 50 percent over fiscal 2010’s second quarter, reflecting a large increase in orders from the company’s largest religious customer. Through the first six months of fiscal 2011, religious sales were up 7 percent.

• Sales to the specialty trade market were down 9 percent from last year’s second quarter and down 2 percent for the year to date, reflecting industry-wide reaction to Borders Group’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.