Simply Be
This coverage examines Simply Be’s strategy, operations, and positioning within the UK retail and fashion market. Reporting highlights its focus on inclusive sizing, e-commerce initiatives, marketing campaigns, product development, and leadership decisions driving the brand. Designed for retail executives, brand managers, and buyers, the content offers insights into how Simply Be addresses consumer trends and maintains competitiveness in the womenswear sector.
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May- 2022 -18 MayClothing & Shoes
N Brown profits surge 46% to £43m
N Brown, the owner of high street brands Jacamo and Simply Be has revealed its profit before tax increased 46.6% to £43.1m for the full-year period ended 28 February 2022. The retailer posted the profit increase despite seeing revenues dip 1.8% reflecting a 0.6% reduction in product revenue and a…
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Apr- 2022 -14 AprilPeople Moves
N Brown names new group buying director
N Brown Group plc, the fashion and homeware digital retailer, has announced the appointment of Sara Bradley as the group’s new buying director, effective 27 April 2022, and she will report into Sarah Welsh, chief executive officer (CEO) of retail. In her new role, Bradley will focus on continuing to…
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Jan- 2022 -21 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
N Brown EBITDA to come in at lower end as revenues remain flat
Fashion and homeware retailer N Brown has revealed it expects its group revenues to remain relatively flat for FY22, increasing 1.7% to £614.4m. The retailer said this comes in below previous expectations. Despite entering the trading period “well prepared”, and its clothing and footwear continuing its resurgence into Q3, with…
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Jun- 2021 -17 JuneClothing & Shoes
N Brown returns to growth in Q1
N Brown saw a return to growth in Q1 FY22 as group revenues climbed 0.5% year-on-year to £168.7m during the period. Revenues at the retailer’s strategic brands, which included Jacamo, Simply Be, JD Williams, Ambrose Wilson, and Home Essentials, spiked 15.5% when compared to Q1 FY21. This has come as…
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May- 2021 -20 MayClothing & Shoes
N Brown profits halve in FY21
N Brown, the owner of Simply Be and Jacamo, has seen its pre-tax profits almost halve in the full-year ended 27 February 2021, tumbling 49.4% to £30.1m as the group was hit by the pandemic. In the same period, revenue fell by 13% to £728.8m, and total product revenue was…
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Mar- 2021 -24 MarchClothing & Shoes
N Brown board member to step down
N Brown Group has announced that following the appointment of Lesley Jones as chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank, she will step down from the board with effect from 31 March 2021. Jones was appointed chair of Sainsbury’s Bank on 30 January 2021, succeeding Roger Davis, who informed the board last February…
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15 MarchOnline & Digital
N Brown to expand third-party brands
N Brown has reportedly announced that it will be expanding the number of brands to its third-party roster, including Finery, Nobody’s Child and Wrangler, according to Drapers. Finery is set to launch on Simply Be later this month, while Nobody’s Child will appear on the site in April 2021. Joining…
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Feb- 2021 -25 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
N Brown Group chairman to step down
N Brown Group has announced that Matt Davies will step down as chairman with effect from 31 March 2021 to spend more time on his other business activities. The board said it would like to thank Davies for his contribution over the past three years and for guiding the business…
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Jan- 2021 -15 JanuaryOnline & Digital
N Brown sales continue to recover in Q3
N Brown has seen group revenue continue to improve in FY21. Though revenue was down by 8.8% in its third quarter, this marked an improvement from the 13.4% fall in Q2 and 21.9% decline in Q1, when the pandemic first hit. According to the retailer, customer trends in its latest…
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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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