19th Jan 2006 07:00
Ted Baker PLC19 January 2006 19 January 2006 TED BAKER PLC CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT RETAIL DIVISION Ted Baker, the British designer brand, is pleased to announce a 10.7%improvement in sales in its retail division for the period from 1 November 2005to 24 December 2005 against the same period last year. The brand traded wellacross all collections both in the UK and overseas. Full price retail grossmargins were largely in line with the levels achieved last year. Ted Baker willstart the new season with a clean stock position. We expect to announce our preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 28 January2006 on Wednesday 22 March 2006. Commenting on trading, Ray Kelvin, Chief Executive, said: "We are pleased to report strong sales growth both in the UK and overseasdespite a tough retail environment. We remain committed to the internationaldevelopment of the Ted Baker brand and are confident of a successful outcome forthe full year." Enquiries:Ted Baker: Tel: 020 7255 4800Ray Kelvin, Chief ExecutiveLindsay Page, Finance Director Hudson Sandler Tel: 020 7796 4133Sandrine GallienKate Hough This information is also available on Ted Baker's Investor Relations site atwww.tedbaker.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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