Premium Beauty Retailer Surges Ahead
- Space NK reports strong financial results for the year ending March
- Pre-tax profit increased from £1.5m to £7.5m
- Turnover rose by over 34% to £196.5m
- Half-year sales up 38% year-on-year
- Shop sales grew by 24%, online sales by 35% in six months to September 2024
- Double-digit growth across all age categories
- Under-25s saw a 164% increase in customer base
- CEO Andy Lightfoot: ‘consistent and continuous growth’
- New Milton Keynes store opening at centre:mk shopping centre
Space NK, the premium beauty retailer, has reported strong financial results for the year ending in March with pre-tax profit soaring from £1.5m to £7.5m and turnover increasing by more than a third (34%) to £196.5m year-on-year. The company’s growth continues into the current financial year, with half-year sales up 38% year-on-year. Shop sales jumped by 24%, while online sales rose 35% in the six months to September 2024. The retailer attributes this success to a surge in its customer base across all age categories, from Gen Z to millennials and Gen Alpha, with the under-25s experiencing a 164% increase. CEO Andy Lightfoot expressed delight at the ‘consistent and continuous growth’ since 2020 as the company more than doubled its revenue. Space NK is set to open a new store in Milton Keynes at centre:mk shopping centre later this month.
Factuality Level: 10
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