Sports Direct announces profit increase

20/10/2011

UK sportswear retailer Sports Direct has announced increased profits and sales, which it said “further validated our resilient business model”.

 

Sports Direct increased retail gross profit by 13.3% to £119 million, on sales up 12.1% to £296 million for the nine weeks to 25 September, 2011. The group said it was “confident” of hitting the full-year target of £215 million of underlying profits.