AN ONLINE fashion company and major Lancashire employer has report a large rise in profits. Boohoo, which maintains a large distribution hub on Heasandford Industrial Estate, Widow Hill Road in Burnley, reported a 41 per cent rise in revenues as the firm benefited from the online shopping boom during lockdown. The company told shareholders on Wednesday morning that pre-tax profits lifted by 35 per cent to £124.7 million as it was boosted by the sales increase, while revenues jumped to £1.74 billion in the year to February 28 from £1.23 billion in the previous year. Boohoo chief executive officer John Lyttle said: “Full-year 2021 has been a year of significant investment for the group as we build a platform for the future and I am very pleased to report a strong financial performance.