United Carpets rolls out 13% profit increase

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Carpet and flooring retailer United Carpets rolled out a 13% increase in annual pre-tax profit as total like for like sales fell by 1.4% in the first 15 weeks of the new financial year.

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