Shirt retailer Thomas Pink delivered UK pretax
profits of £1.58 million in the year to 31st December, up on
£408,000 in the previous year, reports the Evening Standard. Turnover grew 6 per cent to
£33.9 million in the UK last year. The article also notes
that Thomas Pink is planning to open its first store in India
later this year.
As cash-strapped Britons strive to make their money go further,
charity shop Oxfam posted record sales of
£89.9 million in 2011/12, £4 million more than last
year. Online sales generated 24 per cent more income this year.
Online retailer Lingerieplease.co.uk is using
video technology to create a virtual dressing room on its
website. The tool allows users to command models of their size to
walk around and turn to show a realistic portrayal of what the
item would look like on them. This video technology was
previously used by the company Knickerpicker, a
company acquired by Lingerieplease’s parent company
Justsayplease Ltd, in 2011.
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