Pets at Home has said it is on track to deliver a record year of growth after posting an 18% uplift in group revenue to £677.6 million in the 28 weeks to 7 October.
In its interim results statement, the retailer said the sales growth was underpinned by a continuing increase in the number of active customers.
On a like-for-like basis, sales were up 22.2% year-on-year, or by 28.6% on a two-year basis, while retail like-for-likes increased by 21.9% or by 28.9% compared to the same period in 2019.
Meanwhile, like-for-like revenue at the retailer’s vet group was up 26.2% year on-year, or by 23.8% on a two-year basis.
Across the group, underlying pre-tax profit climbed by 77.2% to £70.2 million year-on-year.
