The Daily Mail (London, England), October 12th, 2005
WOMEN with a fuller figure are still splashing out on fashion despite the consumer gloom.
Catalogue chain N Brown, which owns the Simply Be brand for ladies up to size 22, is bucking the retail trend.
First-half profits climbed from [pounds sterling]16.2m to [pounds sterling]23.5m, and home shopping sales are up 7.4pc for the last six weeks.
Chief executive Alan White believes...
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