date:Feb 26, 2013
UK chocolate retailer Thorntons has announced revenues up 2.9% and profit after tax up by 49.3% for the half year ended 12thJanuary 2013. Despite this, the company has said that it expects to close a further 40 stores in the coming months, continuing the program announced in June 2011 when it said it would close up to 180 stores over the coming three years.
Sales of Thorntons branded product in the UK commercial channel increased strongly by 16.1% to 51.8 million (2012: 44.6 million, but own s