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Topps Tiles sees lower consumer spending post-Brexit

A strategic move to exit wood flooring reduced sales in the final three months by 1.5%.

A weaker fourth quarter and decision to drop wood flooring took the gloss of Topps Tiles’ (LON:TPT) annual sales.

Like-for-like sales at the tiles retailer grew by 1.4% in the quarter to end September compared to 4.2% for the year overall.

The strategic move in wood flooring also reduced sales in the final three months by 1.5%.

Profits for the year should still be within the current range of £22mln to £22.7mln, with a consensus of £22.3 mln.

Broker Liberum said it had already downgraded its number due to the Brexit vote, currency pressures and concerns over slowing consumer demand.

The broker has a 130p target price and today the shares eased 6% to 104.5p.

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