Feb 8 (Reuters) - Premier Investments Ltd PMV.AX
* Notes recent press speculation around 1h17 earnings risks for retailers in australia including premier
* Premier retail total sales for 1h17 are expected to come in at a first half record sales number of approximately $588.6 million
* Premier retail's underlying 1h17 ebit is expected to be between $92.0 million and $93.0 million
* 1h17 underlying ebit is expected to reflect an increase of between 9.4% and 10.6% on 1h16 numbers on a comparable 26 week versus 26 week basis Source text for Eikon: ID:nASXbpCTRc Further company coverage: PMV.AX