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Brand review

UK division Largest speciality retail jeweller with 12.1%(1) total market share
No.1 UK speciality jewellery brand   07/08 06/07 02/03 Sales £256.7m £260.8m £275.0m Stores 359 375 418 Average sales per store(2) £0.722m £0.695m £0.677m		No.1 UK upper middle market jeweller   07/08 06/07 02/03 Sales £219.4m £217.6m £186.0m Stores 204 206 192 Average sales per store(2) £1.105m £1.079m £1.030m
Total sales: 5 year c.a.g.r. (1.4)% Customers typical household income £15-40k Average selling price £44 Share of US jewellery sector (1) 6.5% Average store selling space 1,100 sq ft Nearly 150 years of jewellery heritage		Total sales: 5 year c.a.g.r. 3.4% Customers typical household income £30-50k Average selling price £180 Share of US jewellery sector(1) 5.6% Average store selling space 870 sq ft Highest sales density per square foot of any Signet brand
Group Sales   UK(4) $959.6m 26% H.Samuel $513.4m 14% Ernest Jones $438.8m 12% Operating Profit(3)   UK $105.1m 29%

(1) Market share. See UK marketplace and UK operating review.   (2) Includes only stores operated for the full financial period.  (3) Excluding Group central costs of $16.0m.  (4) Includes other sales of $7.4 m.