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Very Group posts further losses despite resilient sales performance

For the 39-week period ending 30 March, the online retailer recorded a loss before tax of £2.1m, due to higher interest costs than in the year before, when it posted profit before tax of £11.7m. Revenue was broadly flat at £1.6bn.

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