I live in Peterborough and there is a Thorntons in the High St. Questions I would like to ask.
How does the high price of cocoa beans effect profits.
Is THT appealing to people in general or are they dependent largely on loyal customers. I ask this as I sat there and watched the shop for an hour and although the shopping center was heaving only 37 people entered and of them around eighteen appeared to know exactly what they wanted, five came out without buying anything.
Sugar is cheap at the moment and I was wondering whether the growth was organic or just bigger profit margins?
I understand that THT have done rather well as a small cap but with the high st. stores whinging about poor trading figs and the overall pessimism in the city wheter THT was good for a long time punt?