Trouble stacks up at Hamleys

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 30 March 1999

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にもかかわらず 記録，記録的な／記録する Christmas sales at its 旗艦 Regent Street 蓄える／店, 利益（をあげる）s of toys retailer Hamleys 宙返り／暴落するd by 15% to £6.4 million last year, 攻撃する，衝突する by a poor 業績／成果 from its Toystack chain and House of Toys 譲歩s.

Admitting that it had been "a very disappointing year", Hamleys chairman Howard Dyer その上の 警告するd today that first-half 利益（をあげる）s will be 攻撃する，衝突する by disruption from the £4 million facelift for the famous Regent Street 出口 .

However, the group "remains 確信して in the strength of our 核心 商売／仕事", Dyer 主張するd, 予報するing a "重要な uplift" in sales に引き続いて 完成 of the first 段階 of the refurbishment in July.

The （株主への）配当 total is 存在 持続するd at 11p.

Group sales for the year to 30 January 増加するd by 4% to £47.9 million, with turnover in Regent Street "marginally" ahead year on year.

The strongest growth was 報告（する）／憶測d in Hamleys' European 衛星 蓄える／店s, which helped the 分割 produce an 8% 増加する in 貿易（する）ing 利益（をあげる）s, to £8.6 million.

The 統合，差別撤廃 of Toystack is now 完全にする and sales at the chain are 回復するing.