N Brown has said that it maintained momentum in the year ended March 1st, with multi-channel sales driving up results across the board.

The Manchester-based company has said that it broke through the £100 million profit mark for the first time, with like-for-like sales at its stores up 35% and ecommerce sales up 9.1%.

Andrew Higginson, N Brown group chairman, said: "We are pleased to report another robust year for the group as we delivered positive growth across all customer segments and product categories. We have achieved a lot in the year, whilst at the same time we have entered a period of transition for the business. We are investing in the further development of our multi-channel offer, increasing customer recruitment, revitalising our major brands and driving international expansion for future growth. We are encouraged by the positive signs from these strategic initiatives and we are confident these trends will continue."

Angela Spindler, chief executive, added: "I am encouraged by the results of the early changes we've made to the business and I am delighted that the team has continued to deliver solid growth, whilst preparing for a more ambitious future. The group has maintained momentum across our multic-hannel offering in terms of both stores and online, growing the customer base and continuing our progress in the USA. We are particularly encouraged by the strong performances from our younger titles, primarily driven by Simply Be and Jacamo, and have continued to focus on revitalising our core brand of JD Williams which remains key to achieving our future growth ambitions.

"Going forward the benefits of our strategic initiatives will start to come through as we look to achieve a double digit rate of sales growth during the financial year ending February 2016. I am even more convinced that we have a great platform and you'll see us build on that strong base at an even faster pace as the implementation of our plan gathers momentum."