Topps Tiles reveals accelerating sales ahead of £4m costs increase

Topps Tiles has revealed a rise in sales for the past six months, as it benefited from ‘strong’ trading in March (Topps Tiles/PA)

By Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor

Topps Tiles has revealed a rise in sales for the past six months, as it benefited from “strong” trading in March.

It came as the tile and flooring retailer warned it will face an extra £4 million in costs due to wage and national insurance increases coming into force this month.