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Thorntons To Break Even

The chocolate and confectionary retailer has announced that it expects pre-tax profits to break even for the 53 weeks to June 30th 2012. Anticipating a fall from last year’s results of £4.3m, Thorntons has blamed high levels of promotional activity and a weakness in consumer confidence.

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