Boohoo sales spiked in run-up to Christmas despite poor working practices concern

Clothing retailer’s sales jump 40% as Leveson notes ‘change agenda’ of firm still has ‘long way to go’

Sales at Boohoo jumped 40% in the run-up to Christmas as shoppers shrugged off the association of the online company with poor working conditions in clothing factories in the UK and overseas.

The bumper sales came as Sir Brian Leveson, the retired judge overseeing a clean-up of the retailer’s supply chain, said the process had a “long way to go”.

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