AS MORE people switch on to buying on the Internet, a whole new market is opening up for one of South Lakeland's biggest and best-known companies.

Sales soared by 20 per cent in the run-up to last Christmas for Windermere-based kitchen and homeware giant Lakeland Limited, which expects to see the growth trend continue in the coming year.

It has invested heavily in the Internet side of the business to keep pace with the latest developments, and more work is planned to refine and expand its operation.

Managing director Sam Rayner said Lakeland Limited was well placed to take advantage of internet sales by drawing on more than 40 years of experience selling direct to the public through its mail order operation.

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