FINANCE: Babywear chain Mothercare shut 14 UK loss-making stores in the 28 weeks to 11 October.
However, the company has continued to expand internationally, opening 79 stores since the beginning of the year. It now operates 1,300 stores in 60 countries.
As a result of the national closures total UK sales fell by 1.2% to £235.6m compared with the same period last year.
Online sales were up by 14.1% compared with the same period last year, reaching £63.9m, and now account for 27% of total UK sales.
