Gross transaction value ("GTV") up 2.3% to £1,602.4m
Group like-for-like sales up 1.3%
Group gross margin rate maintained, with savings in markdown offset by price investment and sales mix
Profit before tax up 4.3% at £88.9m (2014: £85.2m)
Reported EPS up 5.4% to 5.9p (2014: 5.6p)
Interim dividend of 1.0p per share maintained
Stock value reduced by 5.6% to £335.4m (2014: £355.4m), with terminal stock of 2.9% in line with long-term average
Net debt reduced by £64.2m to £297.3m due to strong operational cashflows and some timing benefits
New Season Spectacular brought forward into H1 to align with payday cycle, enhancing LFL sales by c1% and profits before tax by c£3m but diluting gross margin rate by c10bps for the period
