Financial highlights
Total sales up 5.5% to £804.0m (2013: £762.4m)
Own shop like-for-like sales up 4.5% (2013: 0.8% decline)
Property gains on disposal of £1.5m (2013: £1.3m)
Pre-tax profit excluding exceptional items up 41.1% to £58.3m (2013: £41.3m)
Excellent returns on capital invested
Continued strong cash generation, resuming buyback programme
Dividend per share up 12.8% to 22.0p (2013: 19.5p)
