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N Brown Group

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

N Brown Group plc
Type Public (LSE: BWNG)
Founded 1859
Headquarters Manchester, UK
Key people Lord Alliance, Chairman
Alan White, CEO
Industry Home shopping
Revenue £533.8 million (2007)
Operating income £76.4 million (2007)
Net income £45.7 million (2007)
Employees circa 3,000 (2007)
Website www.nbrown.co.uk

N Brown Group plc (LSE: BWNG) is a major British home shopping retailer based in Manchester. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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[edit] History

In 1859 James David Williams started in business operating three mobile shops.[1] The company continues to recruit employees to the JD Williams Group, leaving N Brown Group as the name by which the City know the business.

In 2004, in a joint venture with the Daily Express, the company launched the Express Shopping Channel.

In 2007 the company won the Manchester Evening News "Business Of The Year" title for businesses with a turnover exceeding £50m.[2]

[edit] Market positioning

The company focuses each of its brands on a section of the fashion-buying public traditionally ignored or poorly-served by the UK high street. The company's catalogues target women aged 30 and above, with a particular focus on those over 50, and usually those of a larger frame.

Current brands include Fashion World, Gray & Osbourn, House of Bath, Jacamo, Marisota, Oxendales, Simply Be and JD Williams.

[edit] Ownership

Two of the major shareholders, Lord Alliance and Nigel Alliance, sit on the board.

[edit] Location

The business has its operational Head Office in Manchester's Northern Quarter and has warehousing and distribution centres in Shaw and Hadfield.

Gray & Osbourn is based in London, House of Bath is based in Bath while Oxendales is based in Dublin.

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