Calming cuppa lifts fortunes for Fortnum & Mason

Venerable store brews £9.6m annual profit and says it’s all down to tea and biscuitsFortnum & Mason has achieved record annual sales despite challenging trading conditions in the UK, as Britons embrace the “calming properties” of tea and biscuits.The retailer, best known for its flagship store in Piccadilly, central London, used to be seen as a tourist hotspot but in recent years it has broadened its appeal by targeting foodies with British-made products. Continue rea