The Original Factory Shop in the News
Stourport branch helps boost store group's growth
THE Stourport branch of The Original Factory Shop has helped the firm report growth for the year ended March, 2010.
The company saw its second year of over 25 per cent profit growth, with sales up 35 per cent, to £132 million and like-for-like sales up 17 per cent. Sales for 2009 had been £99 million.
Store manager, Michelle Newman, said: “We are delighted with the contribution the Stourport store made to the company's success last year.”
She added: “The Stourport store, like all our stores, worked hard at making a positive contribution to the local community, from where we draw both our customers and our colleagues.
“We were delighted to create over 700 jobs last year and our Make a Difference charity campaign encourages us and every store to support a local charity or good cause of their choice.
“We are an ambitious, scalable, unique UK retailer and are confident we will have a chain of 500 stores by 2020.
“We are encouraged by our strong start to the new financial year, plan to open 35 stores, which will create up to 600 jobs, and view the opportunities in the year ahead very positively.”
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10 May 2010 by Stourbridge News
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