Vancouver-based footwear retailer Sterling Shoes Income Fund has reported higher sales for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30.

During the second quarter of 2006, sales rose 24% to C$25.2 million from C$20.2 million a year earlier, as same-store sales increased by 9%. For the six-month period, sales increased to C$44.2 million, or 21%, including same-store sales growth of 8% over the same period in 2005.