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Jacques Vert sales on the rise
Jacques Vert’s like-for-like sales rose 3.6 per cent for the first 22 weeks of its financial year. The womenswear group, which includes the Jacques Vert, Windsmoor, Planet and Precis chains, said that gross margin over the period was in line with expectations, but slightly lower than last year. In a statement co-inciding with thecompany’s AGM yesterday chairman Steve Bodger said: “The new autumn 2010 season collectons have been positively received by our customers. However, it is still early in the season and we retain our cautious outlook for the remainder of this financial year.”