UK: Monsoon Celebrates Surge In Festive Sales
Leading British fashion retailer Monsoon Plc on Monday posted a 35 per cent leap in like-for-like sales over the festive season compared to the year ago period, thanks to higher stock levels and a boom in consumer spending. The firm, famous for its brightly coloured clothing collections, said that rise for the three weeks to January 12 followed a 47 per cent surge in total sales during that 21-day period.