Heavyweight profits: Jacamo owner N Brown gets big into fashion as plus-size sales jump

Growing sales of plus-size clothes have boosted profits at online retailer N Brown, with the group expected to report half-year pre-tax profits up eight per cent to £45.3million this week.
The group, which owns brands such as Jacamo menswear and Simply Be for women, focuses on larger fashionwear.

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Its first-quarter sales were up by 7.8 per cent and stockbroker Oriel Securities predicts continued ‘solid growth’ in what it described as a ‘stellar year so far’ under new chief executive Angela Spindler, who was previously global head of Asda’s clothing brand, George.
Spindler said: ‘It is absolutely our ambition to be the global retailer of plus-size fashion. That is our expertise.
‘There is a growing market and larger people have been alienated by the fashion sector. It is about making relevant fashion that is accessible to larger people in sizes up to 32.’