Hornby sales soar as lockdown drives hobbies
The group returned to profit for the first time in nine years as people took ‘comfort’ in hobbies enjoyed in the past
Hornby has announced that revenue soared by 28% to £48.5m in the year ended 31 March 2021, up from £38.7m the year before, as lockdown saw that the “old adage that people turn to hobbies in times of recession proved correct”.