Fashion firm Barbour has chalked up a 20% rise in turnover, despite having to deal with the aftermath of Covid in its supply chain, new accounts show. The South Tyneside company first started in the 1890s to provide hardwearing coats for the region’s fishermen, sailors and mariners, yet now sells its large range of coats, outerwear, accessories and footwear around the world, to everyone from rock stars to royalty. The company’s latest results, covering the year ended April 2023, show a hike in turnover from £286.6m to £343.1m, although operating profit fell from £40.3m to £34.3m as it absorbed a number of rising costs without…
