The retailer that owns The Athlete’s Foot, Platypus and Hype DC has started the second half with a bang with double digit same stores sales growth, bucking the trend of some rival discretionary retailers to that showed signs of a second half slowdown.
New on trend styles like the cushioned runner Hoka, a strong back to school and its newest brand Nude Lucy taking off have bolstered sales at the Brett Blundy-backed Accent Group.
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