Family furniture firm sees profits rise to £5m

Summary

Two shareholders of family furniture retailer Stokers share £2.5m in dividends as pre-tax profits rise almost 20% and sales pass £61m.

Stokers , which was founded in Ormskirk by Alfred Stoker in 1895 and sold fabric and millinery, now sells furniture across 10 retail outlets, with the stores in Southport, Ormskirk and Chester trading under the Stokers name. Its head office is in Southport.

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