Sales growth across key markets amid Covid lockdowns fuels expansion plans

Chocoholics turned to the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping Hotel Chocolat increase sales and profits despite the high street lockdowns.

The Cambridgeshire-based company said it had achieved sales growth in the UK as well as in its key new markets – Japan and the US – even while stores and cafes were closed for much of the year.

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