For the 11 weeks to March 11th British retail group Mothercare, saw like-for-like sales rise by 4.5% bringing a solid end to the financial year. The company had a difficult start to 2016, operating at a loss in the first half of the year prior to seeing a recovery over the Christmas period. Work done on building the online aspect of the company has proved beneficial in the improved performance, with online sales now accounting for 41% of UK sales.