Premier Retail has highlighted the performance of its brands Peter Alexander and Portmans in its first half trading results.
Peter Alexander delivered another record sales result for the half, witnessing sales lift 11.4% to $227.4 million.
Meanwhile, Portmans saw sales increase 16.4% to $73.1 million in the half, marking a record trading period for the brand.
Premier Retail's other apparel brands weren't so fortunate, with Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Dotti and Jaqui E's sales all declining in the half.
Just Jeans recorded a 9% fall, Jay Jays witnessed a 15.8% decline, Dotti a 6% slip, while Jaqui E saw a 4.3% decrease in sales in the first half of FY22.
Combined, the Apparel Brands segment of the business saw sales decline from $422.6 million in H1 FY21 to $396.2 million in the first half of FY22.
Premier Retail puts this decline down to the loss of 42,675 trading days across Australia and New Zealand in the period.
However, the segment did record strong like-for-like sales in the half, recording a 5.3% increase in LFL sales.
Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew said the first half of FY22 was one of the most challenging and unpredictable halves of the pandemic.
"Under government mandates, stores in our largest markets were shut for most of the first quarter," he said.
"In the final two months of 1H22, we managed the impacts of the Omicron variant across our entire global business," Lew said.
Despite these challenges, Premier Retail's overall results were strong.
The business delivered global sales of $769.9 million in the half, up 0.6% on H121 and 5.2% on H120.
Additionally, like-for-like sales were up too, growing 8.9% for the half.
With stores closed for a large part of the half, Premier Retail's online sales lifted 27.3% to $195.4 million in the period.
Digital sales accounted for 25.4% of total Group sales for the half.
Recognising the growth and growing preference for online shopping, Premier Retail has closed 156 stores over the past seven years, including 67 stores in the last two years, demonstrating its focus on profitable stores and reasonable rent agreements.
For the first half, Premier Investments delivered an NPAT of $163.6 million, while Premier Retail's EBIT increased 5.5% to $212 million.
Premier Retail delivered gross profit of $507.2 million, a 1.4% increase on H1 FY21.
"Premier has once again delivered outstanding results, reflecting the high calibre of our Board, our talented senior management team, and the commitment and dedication of our team members across the globe," Lew said.
"This result has been delivered through rigorous planning and execution across all areas of our business," Premier Retail CEO Richard Murray added.
"It was particularly pleasing to see the record results from Peter Alexander, Portmans and Online," he said.
Premier Retail closed the half with all operating debt paid off during 1H22 with cash on hand of $468.6 million.
The business is set to pay a record dividend of 46 cents per share fully franked, up 35.3% on 1H21.