French hopeful despite £10.5m loss

Fashion retailer French Connection slumped to a loss of £10.5 million, but offered a glimmer of hope that its revival plans are starting to pay off.

The chain said it was still early days but that changes to in-store operations and well-received spring and summer ranges indicated it was moving in the right direction after a 7% slide in UK sales last year.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%