|
Highlights |
28 weeks ended 13 August 2016 |
28 weeks ended 15 August 2015 |
Change |
|
Group Revenue |
£259.5m |
£226.8m |
14.4% |
|
Profit Before Tax |
£21.5m |
£17.8m |
20.5% |
|
Basic EPS |
37.1p |
29.8p |
24.5% |
|
Interim Dividend |
14.8p |
13.2p |
12.1% |
Group revenue up 14.4% (10.7% in constant currency) to £259.5m
Retail sales including e-commerce up 13.6% (9.6% in constant currency)
UK and Europe retail sales up 8.5% (6.7% in constant currency) to £131.2m
North America retail sales up 28.7% (18.8% in constant currency) to £51.1m
Asia retail sales up 15.8% (6.5% in constant currency) to £8.8m
E-commerce sales up 29.7% (28.0% in constant currency) to £29.7m
Planned expansion continued with:
Two new stores in the US, one new store in each of Canada and China, and one new outlet in Canada
Further concessions with leading department stores across the UK, Europe, and Asia
Licensee store openings in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan and Vietnam
Wholesale sales up 16.7% (13.7% in constant currency) to £68.4m
Licence income up 23.2% to £7.9m
