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Boohoo Group - Enters beauty space with Debenhams acquisition

March 2021

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My teenage daughters weren’t impressed to see Boohoo, which recently faced modern slavery investigations, mopping up several more fashion brands. These have been funded from existing cash, which stood at £386.9m on 31 December.Bigger of the two deals is Debenhams, including its website (debenhams.com), customer lists and brands (but none of its 124 stores) for £55m. In the year ended 31 August 20, Debenhams’ online business generated sales of c.£280m across its marketplace (c.£100m), beauty (c.£80m) and own brand fashion (c.£100m). Many investors wouldn’t even have been aware that Debenhams operated a marketplace as it appeared an integral part of their offering but ...

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