N Brown
This coverage examines N Brown’s business activities, strategic direction, and performance within the UK retail sector. Reporting focuses on store operations, digital transformation, brand portfolio management, leadership decisions, financial results, and marketing initiatives. Insight is tailored for retail executives, brand managers, and professionals interested in understanding N Brown’s market positioning and its impact on UK retail dynamics.
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberClothing & Shoes
N Brown secures £100m equity raising
N Brown has announced it has completed its £100m equity raising and moved from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) over to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The transaction was underwritten by the group’s founder David Alliance, who is also its biggest shareholder. The group, which owns Jacamo and JD Williams,…
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Oct- 2020 -9 OctoberClothing & Shoes
N Brown grows retail team with appointments
N Brown Group has expanded its retail team following the appointment of Sarah Welsh as CEO. Shailina Parti has joined the digital clothing retailer as the group buying director, joining from Jigsaw Clothing. Neil Hendy has been appointed as group design director, who joins from senior design roles at Coast…
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2 OctoberClothing & Shoes
M&S launches third-party fashion brand partnership
Marks and Spencer has begun stocking independent fashion brands on its site, with debut partner Nobody’s Child launching yesterday (1 October). According to The Guardian, the decision, initially announced in May, seeks to “reinvigorate” the retailer’s “struggling clothes arm” by widening its customer appeal. Nobody’s Child markets itself as “eco-conscious…
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Sep- 2020 -30 SeptemberEconomy
N Brown reveals H1 recovery on back of homeware demand
The N Brown group has posted a “recovery” in H1 sales following an increased demand for homeware. N Brown said it has experienced a product revenue trajectory which has “continued to improve” throughout the second quarter, stabilising at -20.5% for H1. Losses in product revenue were down by 58.3% by…
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Jul- 2020 -20 JulyClothing & Shoes
UK retailers call for ‘urgent action’ to end labour exploitation
A number of fashion retailers including Asos, Missguided, River Island and M&S have called on the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to take “urgent action” to address exploitation in the UK’s fashion supply chain. Retailers including George at Asda, Joules, Matalan, Morrisons, Mountain Warehouse, N Brown, Next and The Very Group,…
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Jun- 2020 -25 JuneClothing & Shoes
N Brown profits slump amid year of transition
N Brown has announced that its profits before tax plunged 28.8% to £59.5m in the year ended 29 February 2020. This was largely driven by lower gross profit and “lower than expected” IFRS9 provision benefit, according to the group. In the same period, group revenue was down by 6.1% to…
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May- 2020 -19 MayClothing & Shoes
N Brown secures new funding as sales drop 25% since lockdown
Jacamo, JD Williams and Simply Be owner N Brown has revealed it has secured a new £50m funding facility as it looks to weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic which saw its sales fall by 25% over the last six weeks. In a trading update the company said it…
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Mar- 2020 -23 MarchClothing & Shoes
N Brown reveals measures to mitigate ‘sudden reduction’ in demand
N Brown Group has revealed a series of measures it has undertaken to help mitigate the “significant and sudden reduction” in demand it has experienced amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a trading update this morning (23 March), the group said that trading for the first two weeks of the financial…
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Feb- 2020 -5 FebruarySponsored Articles
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Jan- 2020 -29 JanuaryOnline & Digital
N Brown strengthens executive management team
Online clothing and footwear retailer, N Brown, has announced that Sarah Welsh will be joining the company in the newly created role of retail CEO. Welsh will start on Monday 30 March 2020 and will report directly to group CEO, Steve Johnson. She will be responsible for all aspects of…
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