Lewis Group is predicting a better first half ended September despite the civil unrest, compared with the year before when stores were shut for six weeks during the hard lockdown.

The improvement off a low base means headline earnings per share, a main profit measure in SA, will be 35% to 45% higher at an estimated 318.9c to 342.5c.  ..

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