Oct 26 (Reuters) - Wesfarmers Ltd WES.AX :
* Asx alert-2017 first quarter retail sales results-wes.ax
* Headline food and liquor sales for q1 were $7.9 billion, up 2.9 per cent
* coles' headline food and liquor sales increased by 2.9 per cent for quarter
* Total sales for target for quarter were $643 million, a decrease of 17.1 per cent
* bunnings australia and new zealand achieved total sales growth of 7.4 per cent during quarter
* Kmart recorded quarterly strong sales growth of 11.2 per cent
* headline food and liquor sales for q1 were $7.9 billion, up 2.9 per cent for coles
* Q1 total coles sales $9.40 billion versus $9.43 billion Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX3Jwysm Further company coverage: WES.AX