Home shopping retailer Findel reported strong first-half sales growth of 32 per cent across the business.

Sales for its home shopping arm were 59 per cent ahead of last year, with more than half of all orders deriving from the internet.

Findel said that it had concluded its strategic review that started last year and had no plans to demerge its home shopping and educational supplies divisions.

Findel finance director David Sutton, who had been with the retailer for 21 years, has retired and the group has appointed Chris Hinton as his replacement.

Last month, Findel’s Webb Group bought the Local and Direct businesses of DVD and games retailer Choices UK after the company fell into administration.