Urban Outfitters sees profits soar to €2.2m

URBAN Outfitters, the uber-trendy American retailer saw pre-tax profits in Ireland soar from €550,000 to €2.2m in the year to the end of January 2009.

Turnover increased from €7.5m to €8.6m at its two Dublin stores.

The company’s wage bill in the year was just over €1m, an increase of 7% on the previous year. The company employed 69 people in the year, an increase of three from 2007.