SuperDry set up for a merry Christmas

Superdry owner SuperGroup shrugged off the consumer gloom today as higher sales and profits set it up for a merry Christmas.

The group, whose UK and Ireland portfolio features 81 wholly-owned stores, 71 concessions and five franchises, said like-for-like sales in the six weeks since October 28 were up 9.3%, compared to 3.9% growth in the previous six months.