Notice of Trading Statement

Brown (N.) Group PLC
9 January 2002

9 January 2002


N BROWN GROUP ANNOUNCES DATE FOR

CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT

N Brown Group plc, the Manchester-based direct catalogue home shopping
company, today confirms it will be issuing a Christmas Trading Statement on
Wednesday, 23 January 2002.

For further information please contact:

N Brown Group
Tim Kowalski, Finance Director                         0161 236 8256

Gavin Anderson & Co
Neil Garnett/Charlotte Stone                           020 7457 2345