![Hobbycraft grows sales +15% versus pre-pandemic levels Hobbycraft has announced that its sales have grown 15 per cent versus pre-pandemic levels following store reopenings in April.](https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hobbycraft_Leisure_ST-696x464.jpg)
in stores.” : Hobbycraft CEO.
// Hobbycraft sees its like-for-like sales grow 15.3% on a 2-year basis
// The retailer plans to add to its estate of 102 stores by opening 7 new stores across the UK and Northern Ireland
Hobbycraft has announced that its sales have grown 15 per cent versus pre-pandemic levels following store reopenings in April.
The retailer also stated that it had managed to maintain the strong ecommerce growth rates it generated during in lockdown which helped to mitigate store closures.
From the period from April 12 to June 27, since stores reopened, total like-for-like sales growth of 15.3 per cent on a two-year basis.
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Ecommerce sales have continued to be strong, with trading at almost double the level of two years ago.
Its wedding category has also proved successful following the easing of restrictions for
weddings, with sales up 26.8 per cent since reopening.
For the fiscal year 2022, the retailer plans to further…