The White Company posts rise in annual turnover and profit

The White Company Group has changed its year-end date to the end of July to align with its parent company, and so the published results for the latest financial year are for an extended 70-week period. The company said in a statement that despite the ongoing challenges impacting the retail sector, group operating profit of 14.4 million pounds (18.7 million dollars), increased 26 percent on the previous year, using a comparable 52-week period, while operating profit for the extended 70-week period was 13.6 million pounds(17.7 million dollars), a 21 percent increase on the previous year.