Group managing director Rod Duke called the result an “outstanding achievement” considering the current retail market.

ARA chief industry affairs officer Fleur Brown says competition for the consumer dollar is at an all-time high.

This was offset by a double-digit boom in the group's core US market, driven by its three Australian-born brands.

According to HanesBrands, this also constituted a 4 per cent lift on a constant currency basis (minus exchange rate ...