Bonmarché is the UK’s largest womenswear value retailer catering for women over 50 years. We pride ourselves on offering quality clothing with appropriate styling, great value and in a wide range of sizes, along with outstanding customer service.

We have won awards for our clothing, winning the ‘Best for flattering fit’ award at the Yours 50+ Fashion Awards 2012. We were also crowned ‘Britain’s Best Women’s Clothing Retailer’ at the Verdict Research Awards 2012 as well as coming second for the nation’s favourite retailer, and most recently in 2013 we were awarded The Yours Magazine 50+ Fashion Awards, where we were voted as “best for knitwear”.

The Bonmarché ladies fashion range includes casual and formal separates, outerwear, dresses, swimwear, lingerie, nightwear and accessories in addition to the exclusive Bonmarché collection by formal Royal couturier David Emanuel.

Our website allows you to shop online for your favourite clothing items and have them delivered to your home or offer a FREE service to your local store with the nationwide Bonmarché collect in store service at over 250 stores. We also offer a telephone ordering service, available between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week.

Bonmarché was established in 1982 by two brothers who began their business on market stalls and opened their first store in Doncaster. The business expanded very quickly to a portfolio of over 200 stores when they were acquired by The Peacock group in 2002.


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One of Shares 15 for 2015


Bonmarche (BON:AIM) 283.5p

James Crux

Market share gains twinned with self-help measures should drive earnings upgrades and a re-rating at women’s value retailer Bonmarche (BON:AIM) next year. An additional catalyst for positive trading surprises is the relaxation of pension laws in April, set to boost spending by over 55’s on lifestyle improvements including clothing.

Reinvigorated by chief executive officer (CEO) Beth Butterwick, Bonmarche is a multi-channel high street fashion retailer selling stylish-yet-affordable clothing to over-50s women. The £141.8 million cap is the only retailer dedicated to this resilient, flourishing niche, where the demographic is growing and fast acquiring a habit for shopping online.

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Wakefield-headquartered Bonmarche’s ranges are primarily own brand, hence its attractive gross margins of approaching 60%, while its ‘Bonus Club’ loyalty scheme represents a source of strength in a competitive apparel market.

While most clothing retail peers suffered from downgrades driven by unseasonably warm autumn weather, excellent interims (1 Dec) boosted by a strong first quarter helped Bonmarche avoid downwards earnings revisions. Mild temperatures crimped second quarter sales, though supply chain flexibility meant Bonmarche was able to re-order best sellers from its improved spring/summer range to navigate the unexpected weather.

Half-time figures revealed healthy momentum across the business, with pre-tax profits up 15% to £6.4 million, supported by higher rates of full price sales and product range improvements. Store like-for-like sales grew 7.8%, while online sales surged ahead by 51% to speak for 7.2% of the overall top line.

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Significantly, Bonmarche closed the half with £13.5 million cash in the coffers, giving it the financial flexibility to invest in marketing, expansion through new stores and concessions, as well as sales-enlivening store refits. Butterwick is also investing behind new growth opportunities such as menswear ranges, the re-launched Ann Harvey brand and targeted openings in locations such as garden centres.

For the year to March 2015, Investec Securities, with a 315p price target, forecasts improved pre-tax profits of £12.2 million (2014: £11.2 million) for 9.1% earnings growth to 19.2p. A bullish Christmas sales update (15 Jan) could see these estimates massaged upwards. Conservative estimates for next year see profits blooming to £13.4 million for another 10% earnings per share advance to 21.1p.

Trading on 13.4 times forecast March 2016 earnings, the shares offer re-rating scope. Bonmarche is forecast to increase its dividend from 6.8p this year to 7.7p next, which means there’s a supportive 2.4% yield on offer to boot.

Share price: 283.5p

Market cap: £141.8 million

EPS Mar 2015: 19.2p

EPS Mar 2016: 21.1p

PE Mar 2015: 14.8

PE Mar 2016: 13.4

Dividend Mar 2015: 6.8p

Dividend Mar 2016: 7.7p

Prospective dividend yield Mar 2015: 2.4%

9 Jan Investec 315.00 Buy

Trading Statement

Headline LFL sales increased by 3.8% for the 13 weeks, bringing the figure for the year so far to 6.4%. Combining online sales growth with the LFL figure, raises the quarter's figure to 5.8% and the figure for the year so far to 8.6%.


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15 Jan Investec 325.00 Buy
15 Jan Cantor... 320.00 Buy
9 Jan Investec 315.00 Buy

Update for shares 15 for 2015 - Bonmarche has sales momentum at its heels and at least another year of self-help opportunities ahead.

Trading update

Final results


Financial Highlights:

· Revenue up 8.7% at £178.6m (2014: £164.3m)

· LFL sales growth of 4.0%, 6.0% including online

· EBITDA (before exceptional items) up 13.6% at £15.5m (2014: £13.7m)

· PBT up 55.3% at £12.4m (2014: £8.0m)

· Pre-exceptional PBT up 10.4% at £12.4m (2014: £11.2m)

· PBT margin up 2.0% at 6.9% (2014: 4.9%)

· Pre-exceptional PBT margin up 0.1% at 6.9% (2014: 6.8%)

· Pre-exceptional basic adjusted EPS up 11.3% at 20.7p (2014: 18.6p)*

· Recommend final dividend of 4.5 pence per share, taking the full year dividend to 6.8 pence per share

Operational Highlights:

· Continued increase in market share:

o Share of UK women's value clothing market increased by 12.8% to 4.4% (Kantar)

· Progress made in achieving strategic objectives:

o Successful enhancements to product ranges and prices

o Improvements in multichannel delivered 36% growth in online sales and 32% increase in call centre sales

o Opening of net 29 new stores/concessions in target locations and progress made in roll out of store modernisation programme

o Increased the number of most loyal core customers

o Launched refreshed Bonmarché brand to align with evolving customer base

12 Jun Investec 325.00 Buy
12 Jun Cantor... 320.00 Buy

trading update

19 October 2015

Bonmarché Holdings plc

("Bonmarché" or the "Company")



First Day of Dealings

The Company is pleased to announce that its entire issued ordinary share capital consisting of 50,018,150 ordinary shares of one pence each ("Ordinary Shares") has been admitted to the premium segment of the official list of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities (together "Admission") at 8.00 a.m. today. Trading in the Company's Ordinary Shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange has today been cancelled.

The Company's TIDM will continue to be BON, with an ISIN of GB00BF8H6F45 and SEDOL number of BF8H6F4.

The prospectus published by the Company on 18 September 2015 in connection with the Admission can be found at: www.bonmarcheplc.co.uk.

Bonmarché Holdings plc, one of the UK's largest women's value retailers, announces that it will release its Interim Results for the 26 weeks ended 26 September 2015 on Monday 23 November 2015.

Bonmarche Holdings PLC (BON:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 318.00. Over this period, the share price is up 18.22%.

Unaudited Interim Results
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Bonmarche Holdings PLC
23 November 2015

23 November 2015

Bonmarché Holdings plc



("Bonmarché" or the "Company" or the "Group")



Unaudited Interim Results



26 week period ended 26 September 2015



Bonmarché, one of the UK's largest women's value retailers, reports its unaudited interim results for the 26 week period ended 26 September 2015.



Financial Highlights:

· Total revenue up 6.5% at £97.0m (H1 FY15: £91.1m)

· Store LFL sales growth of 2.0% for H1 which includes LFL growth of 6.1% in Q2, showing improvement in LFL sales over last three quarters

· Profit before tax of £5.4m, £6.4m on a pre-exceptional basis (H1 FY15: £6.4m)

· Basic EPS was 8.4p (H1 FY15: 10.5p)

· Pre-exceptional basic EPS was 10.5p (H1 FY15: 10.5p)

· Strong cash generation, with net cash of £18.6m at the half year end (H1 FY15: £12.6m)

· Interim dividend of 2.5 pence per share (H1 FY15: 2.3 pence)





Operational Highlights:



· Brand & customer acquisition:

o Appointed new Multi-channel & Marketing Director and strengthened teams in these areas

o Launched test TV advertising campaign to introduce Bonmarché to a wider audience

· Product development:

o Increased fashionability - using cues from customer responses to David Emanuel ranges, continued the extension of contemporary handwriting across main BM ranges

o Overall LFL improvement, particularly in coats and knitwear where we have de-seasonalised transitional ranges

· Channels to market:

o Opened 8 net new solus stores/concessions and full year programme on track

o Programme under way to modernise store fascias with new branding; 140 to be refreshed by the year-end

o Roll-out of personal shopping service well received by customers

o Fully responsive website launched in July 2015





Beth Butterwick, Chief Executive of Bonmarché, commented:



"Bonmarché's performance for the first half of the year has been satisfactory and we have made further progress against our strategic objectives. I am pleased with the improvement in store like-for-like sales, which is a testament to the value of our loyal customer base, in a market which remains challenging. I am also pleased with the progress being made by the new marketing and multi-channel teams to turn around online sales.



Trading conditions during November have been challenging, due to very mild, wet weather. Our expectations for the full year remain unchanged, provided that trading conditions normalise for the remainder of the financial year."

23 Nov Canaccord... 325.00 Buy
23 Nov Investec 325.00 Buy
23 Nov Cantor... 350.00 Buy

Company News

Bonmarche November trading hit by mild weather but FY expectations unchanged

Mon, 23 November 2015



Bonmarche November trading hit by mild weather but FY expectations unchanged
(ShareCast News) - Women's value retailer Bonmarché said its expectations for the full year remain unchanged despite challenging trading conditions in November due to very mild, wet weather.
For the 26 weeks to 26 September, the company posted pre-tax profit of £5.4m, down from £6.4m the previous year, hit by costs relating to the listing of its shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange from AIM.

Revenue rose 6.5% to £97m, like-for-like sales grew 2% and Bonmarché declared an interim dividend of 2.5p per share, up from 2.3p the previous year.

Chief executive Beth Butterwick said: "Bonmarché's performance for the first half of the year has been satisfactory and we have made further progress against our strategic objectives. I am pleased with the improvement in store like-for-like sales, which is a testament to the value of our loyal customer base, in a market which remains challenging.

"I am also pleased with the progress being made by the new marketing and multi-channel teams to turn around online sales."

At 0917 GMT, shares were down 4.8% to 280p.

Back to square one.

DC - do you still follow these?

The dresses would not fit me skinny. :-)) . Had a few in the early days of the thread, have not followed them.

:-)