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Excessive Avenue style chain Subsequent noticed gross sales fall 34% because it bore the brunt of coronavirus, with marriage ceremony outfits and work garments notably badly hit.
Nonetheless, enterprise had confirmed “extra resilient than we anticipated”, the agency mentioned.
Pre-tax revenue was £9m for first half of the yr.
Subsequent mentioned it was lucky that half of its revenues had been already coming from on-line gross sales earlier than the onset of the pandemic.
It additionally mentioned gross sales held up higher at Subsequent’s out-of-town shops, which clients can drive to extra simply.
Dwelling, kids’s put on, loungewear and sportswear gross sales did effectively.
Subsequent has revised its revenue forecast for the complete yr from £195m to £300m.
“From a enterprise perspective, the pandemic has been massively costly and disruptive,” the agency mentioned.
