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Disposal of a part (break-up)◷ in 127 days

Disposals and warehouse exits

Sheffield and Nasty Gal sales completed

Warehouse consolidation into Sheffield completed by 30 Mar 2026, and the US distribution centre was subleased to ID Logistics on 12 Jun 2026. The £90m Sheffield sale to Primark (announced 10 Sep 2026) and the Nasty Gal sale for $16m (announced 15 Sep 2026) are confirmed completed in the 17 Sep 2026 update. Stocked-product fulfilment moves to a 3PL, and net debt is expected to be negligible at year end. Burnley remains.

Interest saving
At least c.£10m in FY28 on current facility; potential further cut with new facility 17 Sep 2026 ↗
Net debt at 28 Feb 2026
£93.2m, 1.75x Adjusted EBITDA 10 Sep 2026 ↗
Net debt 28 Feb 2026
£93.2m, 1.75x Adjusted EBITDA 15 Sep 2026 ↗
New proceeds
US$16m cash from Nasty Gal sale, 15 Sep 2026 15 Sep 2026 ↗
Earlier proceeds
£90m from Primark for Sheffield DC 15 Sep 2026 ↗
Sheffield disposal
£90m automation sale and lease assignment, completed; 3PL cost to fulfil no more expensive than Sheffield 17 Sep 2026 ↗

Next: Net debt negligible at February 2027 year end · 28 Feb 2027

  1. 17 Sep 2026 Sheffield and Nasty Gal sales completed
  2. 15 Sep 2026 Further disposal proceeds; net debt target negligible
  3. 10 Sep 2026 Net debt target tightened to negligible
  4. 14 Jul 2026 Deleveraging reiterated; disposals and licensing floated
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Insider conviction

1 director buying

£100k in 1 buy
  1. 22 Sep 2026 Tom Handley £100k
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Turnaround plan with targets

Marketplace turnaround

H1 growth accelerated; marketplace mix 38.9%

Turnaround to an asset-lite marketplace model, open since 27 Nov 2025. FY26 Adjusted EBITDA was £53.3m, and on 10 Sep 2026 Q2 GMV growth accelerated. The 17 Sep 2026 H1 update showed GMV +1.8%, Debenhams brand +14.1%, marketplace mix 38.9%, Adjusted EBITDA +13.9% to £24m. FY27 guidance of no less than £59m is reiterated.

Q2 trading
GMV growth accelerated in Q2 after return to growth in Q1 10 Sep 2026 ↗
Fulfilment
3PL agreement to scale Delivered by Debenhams beyond fashion 10 Sep 2026 ↗
H1 GMV
£864m, +1.8%; Q1 +0.5% accelerating to Q2 +2.9% 17 Sep 2026 ↗
Marketplace mix
38.9% (H1 FY26: 32.7%); ambition well over 50% of GMV 17 Sep 2026 ↗
H1 Adjusted EBITDA
£24m, +13.9%; reported EBITDA £20m (H1 FY26: -£3m) 17 Sep 2026 ↗
FY27 guidance
Adjusted EBITDA no less than £59m, double-digit growth, in line with consensus 17 Sep 2026 ↗

Next: Year-end FY27 results: negligible net debt, no less than £59m Adjusted EBITDA

  1. 17 Sep 2026 H1 growth accelerated; marketplace mix 38.9%
  2. 10 Sep 2026 Q2 GMV growth accelerated
  3. 14 Jul 2026 Trading positive in June and July
  4. 16 Jun 2026 FY26 audited; growth and cost-out continuing
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Closed · 4

Capital returnReturn of capital paid out · 10 Sep 2026 – 10 Sep 2026 Insider conviction5 directors buying £1,744k in 6 buys · 27 Aug 2025 – 3 Mar 2026 +45% Stake building towards controlFrasers Group Plc towards control no bid within a year · 29 Jul 2024 – 29 Jul 2025 −17% Insider conviction2 directors buying £399k in 4 buys · 29 Nov 2024 – 22 Apr 2025 −27%

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