LONDON – Despite Omicron, supply-chain woes, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, revenues at Selfridges‘ 4 U.K. stores jumped 29 percent to 843.7 million kilos within the fiscal 12 months ended Jan. 28, 2023, while pre-tax losses narrowed.
Based on probably the most recent filings on Corporations House, the official registry of U.K. businesses, shoppers flooded back into Selfridges’ stores, particularly the flagship on Oxford Street in London and the unit at Royal Exchange, Manchester, once the Omicron strain of COVID-19 receded and lockdown restrictions eased.
The uptick in sales helped contribute to the reduction in pre-tax losses to 37.9 million kilos from 121.5 million kilos within the previous period. Much of the corporate’s cost base is resulting from property, and Selfridges said...
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