Drapers - Sainsbury’s reports ‘stronger’ clothing sales


The grocery store chain reported larger full value gross sales which led to a 4% enchancment in profitability in the course of the 52-week interval.

Sainsbury’s womenswear vary noticed a 5% rise in gross sales 12 months on 12 months, which the retailer attributed to its “renewed concentrate on design and vary in womenswear” which improved buyer notion of the vary.

Necessities, together with underwear and clothes fundamentals, noticed a rise in gross sales of practically 4% 12 months on 12 months because the enterprise targeted on bettering product availability and increasing its fundamentals vary.

Final month, Drapers completely revealed that former Matalan chief buying and selling officer Ben Smith will tackle the position of clothes managing director at Sainsbury’s later this 12 months, succeeding Christine Kasoulis.