Woolworths said today it was confident about its Christmas performance despite seeing rain dampen sales of garden furniture and clothing this summer.

British retailer Woolworths today said poor weather had failed to dampen trading as it reported a 1% rise in like-for-like sales at its high street stores.

UK high street retailer Woolworths offered further encouragement about its trading revival today after posting a 6.5% hike in first quarter sales.

British retailer Woolworths has reported a 32.2% rise in underlying full-year profits to £69.8m. (€104.88m).