Online fashion retailer Boohoo sees first-half profits soar 22%

Strong results are due to rise in online shopping, warm weather and surge in summer sales, says company Profits at the online fashion retailer Boohoo soared 22% in the most recent six months, driven by strong sales of cycling shorts, playsuits, 90s-inspired fashions and Britain’s continuing shift to internet shopping.The company said warm weather had helped lift sales of summer trends for holidays and festivals, including a surge in demand for cycling shorts, which the joint chief executiv