Hornby's Olympics Range On Track For Boom In 2012

Model maker Hornby is enjoying a boom in sales of its London 2012 Olympics merchandise. It includes its 4.99 diecast Corgi taxis and 69.99 Scalextric Velodrome. "My hope is that everyone who comes to the Games will go home with at least one of our products in their suitcase," said chief executive Frank Martin . "The Olympics range is being taken by retailers like Tesco , Sainsbury's and Bhs, which we have not previously supplied."Martin is also confident that supply issues that dogged the company at the start of last year have now been resolved but he cannot promise that the snow in December, which forced the company to issue a profits warning, will no

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