Fourth quarter updated stated:
Total sales were up 7.4%
Company-managed shops like-for-like sales up 3.7%
131 new shops opened in the year, 41 closures
1,854 shops trading as at 30 December 2017
Full year results anticipated to be in line with management’s previous expectations
As of 8.04am the stock was trading up c.1.84% at c.1329p