A DEPARTMENT store chain has announced record profit increases of more than 30 per cent for the last six months.
TJ Hughes, which has 26 stores including the Blackburn town centre site, said profits had increased by 32.8 per cent to £2.01 million between January and July compared to the same period in 1998.
The chain, which has increased its shop floor space by 28 per cent in a year, has also increased turnover by almost 30 per cent to £54 million.
Chief executive George Foster said the network of shops was continuing to expand.
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