CANADIAN HOME SHOPPING SALES ABOVE EXPECTATIONS
<Canadian Home Shopping Network Ltd>
said sales of 1,149,339 dlrs from the first six weeks of
operation by its cable television shop at home service were
above the company's expectations by a significant margin.
    The company said it signed up 14,619 members during the
period and the average purchase per member in February was
56.99 dlrs.
    Subscriber penetration rose to 1.7 mln households from 1.5
mln households, it said.
    The company began broadcasting its service to more than 100
cablesystems across Canada on January 15.
 Reuter
