Primary Recommendation

Mothercare Q4 shows 5.1% like-for-like growth

May 2015

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Mothercare, the retailer of products for babies, young children and expectant mothers, was founded in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1961. Following mergers with Habitat in 1982 and BHS in 1986, it became an independent company once again in 2000. Having been running for that length of time, it’s now considered one of the best retail brands in the sector and even without much marketing, eight out of 10 first-time pregnant women visit its stores. The fact that the company is still around is however a bit of a miracle given that in recent years it has been squeezed between cost-conscious retail customers, increased competition from online entrants whilst a declining birth rate has been less of a restraining factor. This has seen sales stag ...

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