date:Jul 18, 2013
increased to 0.7 million.
Demonstrating further progress in the transformation of the business, sales at Thorntons' poorly performing high street division showed a slight increase of 0.5% for the ten weeks ended 29 June 2013.
However, overall retail sales declined by 3.8% to 13.9 million during the period, owing to the closure of 34 stores during the year, in line with the company's objective of creating a 'sustainable retail estate' of 180-200 stores.
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