Fashion retailer New Look has revealed a 6.6% fall in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to June 25th.
Anders Kristiansen, chief executive, said it had been a “tough” quarter, with “unfavourable market conditions impacting high street footfall”.
Total sales fell 4.2%, causing earnings to dip 29%, although the company saw a £2.7 million rise in pre-tax profits, compared to a £73.7m loss in the first quarter, when it incurred costs related to its takeover by South Africa’s Brait Group.
New Look is currently focused on its expansion into China and its menswear offering, opening standalone menswear shops and overhauling its ranges.
