Portmans, under the leadership of industry veteran Linda Levy, has posted a strong turnaround performance this year.
The fast fashion brand saw like-for-like sales grow 19.8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2018.
In January, like-for-like sales were up 33.4%.
Sister brand Jacqui E has also returned to form under the new leadership of former Myer executive Nicole Nacarella.
Like-for-like sales were up 6.8% in the second quarte rof fiscal 2018, with January like-for-like sales up 10.1%.
Mark McInness, CEO of parent company Premier Retail, praised the performance.
“We are delighted with the turnaround in performance in both Portmans and Jacqui E following the appointments of Linda Levy and Nicole Nacarella in the middle of 2017 calendar year.
"Our performance demonstrates our ability to maximise our market position despite the difficult and extremely competitive clothing markets we operate in.
"Our performance further demonstrates our ability to attract high performing, key talented executives to our company, with deep apparel experience and proven track records of success.”