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Walker Greenbank

September 2012

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Walker Greenbank, the supplier of luxury wall coverings and woven and printed fabrics, has stated that profit before tax for the half-year to 31 July is expected to be in line. Total brand sales have grown 4% with a strong performance from its manufacturing operations. In the UK brand sales have grown 6% while in Western Europe they declined 12%. Most bullish territories included the US, which rose 22%, Far East +13% and Russia, +10%. Operational highlights included better than expected performance from new contemporary brand, Scion, which was launched in February. No changes to forecasts yet with Edison going for eps of 7.5p in the year to January, rising to 8.0 pin 2014 but there could be upgrades after interim results in ...

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