Fashion retailer Truworths earnings jump 10.3%

South African fashion retailer Truworths on Thursday reported a 10.3% jump in half-year earnings due to bumper sales over Black Friday in November and Christmas even as power outages at malls hampered footfall.

Truworths, which also owns British-based shoe chain Office, said headline earnings per share, the main profit measure in South Africa, rose to 494.6 cents in the 26 weeks ended Jan. 1 from 44