Debenhams plc. Debenhams plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in multi-channel business. The Company's brand trades through approximately 240 stores in 27 countries. The Company's segments are UK and International. The UK segment consists of stores in the United Kingdom and online sales to the United Kingdom addresses. The International segment consists of international franchise stores, the Company-owned stores in Denmark and the Republic of Ireland, and online sales to addresses outside the United Kingdom. The Company's stores trade under the name of Debenhams other than the Danish stores, which operate under the Magasin du Nord banner. Its stores offer customers a range of services, including restaurants and cafes, personal shopping assistance, hairdressing and beauty treatments, nail bars and wedding or celebration gift services. Its Debenhams Direct (www.debenhams.com) offers a range of products and services for online customers.

Marks and Spencer Group is the holding company of the Marks & Spencer Group of companies. As a retailer, Co. provided its own-brand food, clothing and home products in its 1,433 stores worldwide and online as of Apr 1 2017. As of the same date, Co. sold food through 942 U.K. stores, including 253 owned and 383 franchise Simply Food stores; and own-brand clothing and homeware through 343 full-line stores, Outlets and its M&S.com website. Co. focuses on contemporary style and wardrobe essentials, and provides Womenswear, Lingerie and Menswear. Co. exports M&S Clothing & Home and Food around the world, with stores across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Mothercare is a holding company. Co. and its subsidiaries operate as a specialist multi-channel retailer, franchisor and wholesaler of products for mothers-to-be, babies and children under the Mothercare and Early Learning Centre (ELC) brands. The Mothercare brand provides clothing and footwear products for babies and children and maternity wear, home and travel products such as pushchairs and car seats, and toys for babies. The ELC brand provides children up to pre-school age with toys that nurture and encourage learning through play. As of Mar 25 2017, Co. had 152 stores in the U.K., 369 stores in Europe, 380 stores in Asia, 50 stores in Latin America, and 351 stores in the Middle East.

N Brown Group is an online retailer. Co.'s primary retail brands are JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo. Co. sells ladieswear, menswear, footwear, homewares and gifting across all its brands. Co. is democratising fashion and are size inclusive, focusing on the underserved customer groups, which size 20 plus and age 50 plus. Co.'s other brands include Fashion World, Marisota, Figleaves, High and Mighty, Ambrose Wilson, Premier Man, Julipa and House of Bath.

Tesco is a retailer. Co. and its subsidiaries are engaged in retailing and associated activities in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland; and Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Co. provides retail banking and insurance services through Tesco Bank in the U.K. Co. sells and services of motor and home insurance policies underwritten by Tesco Underwriting Limited, or in a minority of cases by a third-party underwriter. As of Feb 25 2017, Co. had a total of 6,809 stores worldwide, including 256 franchised stores.

Smith (WH) is a retailer. Co. has two main businesses: Travel and High Street. The Travel business sells a range of products to cater for people on the move or in need of a convenience offer. As of Aug 31 2017, the business operated from 815 units mainly in the U.K. in airports, railway stations, motorway service areas and hospitals. The High Street business sells a range of products in the following categories: stationery, news and impulse, and books. As of Aug 31 2017, this business operated 611 stores across the U.K. This business also includes Co.'s online business which sells a range of stationery, books, magazines and gifts, as well as its online personalized greetings card sites.