Fashion group N Brown has warned it is expecting to start its new financial year with fewer customers because of the "soft" UK discretionary consumer goods market and "difficult trading environment".
The owner of Simply Be, JD Williams and Jacamo also revealed its group revenue for the 18 weeks to the end of 2022 fell by 7.6% to £249.2m.
In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, N Brown said the "well-documented cost of living pressures continued to impact our customers" during its third quarter.
