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N Brown

March 2018

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I made N Brown a main profile in the March ’16 issue but performance has been disappointing to date. However, the latest Q3 statement, which is its peak quarter, suggests that the ship is finally turning and it’s pleasing to note that even though growth has been subdued, there has not been another lurch down in forecasts.The company said product revenue was up 2.9%, although womenswear delivered a flat performance against last year’s double-digit growth. With more promotional activity, gross margin guidance has been steered to be 2.25-2.5% lower having been previously guided at 0.7%-1.2% lower.The surprising good news is that the financial service trend was stronger with income +4.6% and the gross margin is ...

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