Pidgley optimistic despite 20 sales drop

摘要

Tony Pidgley, the chief executive of Berkeley Group, says his firm is performing better than he feared, despite a 20 slump in sales in the four months to 31 January 2008, writes Tom Bill. In a statement to the City, Pidgley said reservations were a fifth down on the firm's customary levels but the downturn had to be compared with a very strong first half of 2007.