N Brown Group, and its principal subsidiary, JD Williams and Company Ltd, is a leading internet and catalogue home shopping company, with over 140 years of experience in the distance shopping market. Our extensive ranges of value products, principally clothing, footwear, household and electrical goods, are carefully targeted at the right customers and are provided through whichever channels to market our customers demand. In addition we provide financial services to our customer base, including flexible credit plans.

http://www.nbrown.co.uk/

Been climbing nice and steady all week.

Just gone long. Looks like the 400p barrier broken.

http://www.barchart.com/opinions/stocks/BWNG.LS

one of ten shares in IC this week for your ISA.

The shares are up 58% in the past year alone. But there is a good reason to think they could move higher still, especially after extra investment in marketing saw bumper like-for-like sales growth of 8% over its christmas quarter. Whilev many retailers are cutting store space and finding it difficult to tackle multichannel retailing, N Brown started out as a home shopping company- so like more mainstream rival Next, thats given it a head start in building a successful online proposition, which now makes up half of sales. Now, it's even opening a small number of UK high-street stores to attract new customers and increase awareness of its brand. So far,the trials have proved successful, and a decision on further rollout could come soon. Analysts believe this could add as much as 5% to sales directly over the next two years . Management is also continuing over-seas investment , with particular eye on the $35bn plus -sized US womenswear market, and its likely that newly appointed chief executive Angela Spindler could move more aggressively to capture this prize - that could prompt a further upward re-rating of the shares.

Brown (N) Group: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 405p and a neutral rating.

As of Mar 09, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 14 polled investment analysts covering N Brown Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Feb 07, 2013. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to hold their position in N Brown Group plc.

As of Mar 15, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 14 polled investment analysts covering N Brown Group plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Feb 07, 2013. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to hold their position in N Brown Group plc.
N Brown Group PLC (BWNG:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 433.20. Over this period, the share price is up 79.53%.
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Brown (N) Group: Goldman Sachs upgrades to neutral with a target price of 230p.

Brown (N) Group: HSBC Holdings takes target price from 430p to 485p and retains an overweight rating.

Final Results

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4580483

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brown (N) Group: Panmure Gordon ups revises target price from 400p to 460p maintaining a hold recommendation.

N Brown Group PLC (BWNG:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 458.60. Over this period, the share price is up 95.89%.

An encouraging acceleration in top-line and gross margin performance in H2 vs H1 reflects the successful impact of a customer recruitment exercise, (+6% active customers). A strong bounce back in product gross margin (+220bp in H2 vs -90bp in H1) drove a 53% gross margin (flat vs H1 -160bp). A strong online platform (now 55% sales growing at 15%) in combination with its traditional catalogue business, a small but fast-growing international business and store format trial, give management confidence in the current-year outlook.


http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.com/researchreports/nbrown260413qv.pdf

Brown (N) Group: UBS increases target price from 385p to 445p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged.

02 May 06:57 Brown (N) Group PLC Jefferies International Retains

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FLASH: Jefferies International retains buy on N Brown, target raised from 380p to 500p
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N Brown Group PLC (BWNG:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 470.00. Over this period, the share price is up 107.22%.

A buy in Shares this week, they seem to think this has further to run. While a prospective price earnings ratio of 15.7 is not cheap, N Brown's status as one of the distressed retail sector's few structural winners more than merits its premium rating.

Interim Management and AGM Trading Statement

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Brown (N.) Group PLC

02 July 2013






2 July 2013

N Brown Group plc



INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND AGM TRADING STATEMENT



At the Annual General Meeting being held today at 12.30pm Andrew Higginson, Chairman, will make the following statement on current trading:



I am pleased to report that the positive trends we disclosed when we reported our full year results on 1 May 2013 have improved even further in the last 10 weeks. In the 17 weeks ended 29 June 2013 total group revenue increased by 8.0% and like-for-like revenue was up by 7.8% after excluding sales from stores opened in the last year.



Contributions to the revenue growth have come from all our major brands, product groups and channels, including online, stores and international. Ladieswear revenue has recovered as the weather has improved, and we continue to see strong growth from menswear and footwear. Home and gift's sales momentum is continuing and it remains our fastest growing product category.



The key brands targeted at customers under 50 - Simply Be, Fashion World and Jacamo, all delivered good growth. Within the brands targeted at customers over 50, there were strong performances from Marisota, House of Bath and Julipa, with the JD Williams group of brands also growing, although at a more modest rate than our over 50's brands overall.



Customer recruitment has gone according to plan, with spend level maintained at last year's increased rate. We are progressing with our contact optimisation programme, reducing the number of brochures mailed to customers and investing more in the online channel, which now accounts for 56% of total home shopping revenue.



The Marisota and Jacamo websites have now been launched in the United States to complement Simply Be and Figleaves and we continue to see exciting opportunities in this market. In the UK, the dual fascia Simply Be/Jacamo stores are making good progress and we will be deciding shortly whether to open any more in time for Christmas 2013.



Angela Spindler joined the business as Chief Executive on 1 July 2013, taking over from Alan White who retires from the group on 31 October 2013.



We have made a good start to the year and we will endeavour to keep up the momentum whilst recognising that our customers continue to face pressure on their disposable income. The board remains confident of a positive outcome for the year.



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N Brown sees positive momentum pick up in first quarter

Tue, 02 July 13


Underlying revenue growth at FTSE 250 home-shopping business N Brown accelerated strongly in the first quarter of its financial year with all of its core products contributing.

In a prepared statement for Tuesday's annual general meeting (AGM), Chairman Andrew Higginson said that the positive trends announced at the time of the full-year results in May have "improved further in the last 10 weeks".

The company, whose brands typically target people aged 30 and above, had said that group revenues in the first seven weeks of the year to April 20th were up 6.3% with like-for-like sales 6.1% higher.

This growth had sped up to 8.0% and 7.8%, respectively, in the 17 weeks to June 29th, helped by growth from all major brands, product groups and channels, including online, stores and international.

N Brown's brands include Simply Be, Jacamo and Figleaves.

"Ladieswear revenue has recovered as the weather has improved, and we continue to see strong growth from menswear and footwear. Home and gift's sales momentum is continuing and it remains our fastest growing product category," Higginson said.

Spend level of customers has been maintained at last year's increased rate helped by customer recruitment. N Brown is currently in the process of cutting down the number of brochures it sends out and is investing more in the online business, which now accounts for over half of total home-shopping revenue.

Higginson concluded: "We have made a good start to the year and we will endeavour to keep up the momentum whilst recognising that our customers continue to face pressure on their disposable income. The board remains confident of a positive outcome for the year."

The stock was up 3.97% at 484.5p by 08:46 on Tuesday.