Boohoo reports sales surge despite Leicester supplier scandal

Jogging bottoms and T-shirts sell well but Covid means Christmas dress stocks cut Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA wave of negative publicity about working conditions at Boohoo’s Leicester suppliers has not dented demand at the online fashion retailer as sales rose by 45% during the coronavirus pandemic.Pre-tax profits at the group, which owns Oasis, Warehouse, Pretty Little Thing, Nasty Gal and Karen Millen, jumped 51% to £68.1m as sales rose to &p