West Marine records 11.5% profit rise in Q2

West Marine reported Thursday that its profit rose 11.5% in the second quarter ended July 3 to $36 million, from $32.3 million in the year-ago period.Revenues rose 8.4% to $233.4 million. Same-store sales increased 9.4%.Boating supplies and accessories retailer West Marine operates 330 company-operated stores located in 38 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and two franchised stores located in Turkey.