Ted Baker set to buck retail woes with higher profits


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The group, which began life in 1988 with a store in Glasgow, said retail sales rose 10.3 per cent on a constant currency basis in its first quarter, while online transactions rocketed 32.3 per cent and interims are expected to show another robust performance.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs are expecting a 13 per cent hike in first half pre-tax profits to £20 million and for retail sales to have risen by 9.3 per cent.
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Hide AdWhile sales are likely to have slowed a little, it will mark resilient growth amid a torrid past few months for high-street clothing chains.
High street retailers such as Next, John Lewis and House of Fraser have all warned over tough trading conditions in recent weeks amid a shift in consumer spending.
However, analysts said Ted Baker has been outperforming its rivals, with Exane BNP Paribas seeing the firm as having “the ingredients for long-term global success”.