date:Jul 18, 2013
The turnaround of struggling UK confectionery chain Thorntons' looks to be underway, with the company reporting a 5.6% boost in fourth quarter sales for the ten weeks ended 29 June 2013, with total sales of 26.8 million.
The chain recorded 'continued strong growth' in their commercial division, which is to become the chain's largest sector by year end in a bid to 'rebalance the business', according to the company.
UK commercial sales increased by 11.8% to 9.2 million, while private label sales