Games Workshop half-year profits surge 44%

// Games Workshop pre-tax profit for the half-year to December 1 rose 44% to £58.6m
// Half-year sales rose 19% to £148.4m
// Sales in December were also in line with expectationsGames Workshop has hailed record sales and profits in its half-year report and was upbeat about its Christmas performance, as it continued to defy the challenges plaguing the retail sector.
For the six months to December 1, the miniature wargames retailer said its pre-tax profit rose 44 per cent year-on-year