Clothing retailer Fat Face said online sales have increased 55 per cent after the company invested in new product and improvements to its multichannel offer.
The company said online sales in the 26 weeks to November 30 rose to 14 per cent of overall sales compared to 11 per cent in the same period last year.
The company also reported that total sales across the business increased 15 per cent to £98.9 million. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation - the standard private equity measure which excludes interest repayments on debts used to buy the business - rose 57 per cent to £19.6 million.
Chief executive Antony Thompson said: 'Investment in our product, service and store environment continues to build trust in the FatFace brand and our reputation for offering quality, style and value for money.'
He said: 'Combined with the further expansion of our UK store portfolio and the rapid development of our multichannel offer, this has led to another half-year of double digit sales and profit growth.'
He also said that 'very strong sales during the first half have been followed by record Christmas trading'. He said in the five weeks to January 4 of when sales rose 5 per cent even though last Christmas was also strong for the firm.
Fat Face said it repaid £19.7 million of debt, now down to £111.5 million compared to £136.6 million last year.
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