GUS plc

Type	Public
Founded	1900 as Universal Stores
Location	London
Key people	Sir Victor Blank, Chairman Terry Duddy, ARG Chief Exec
Industry	Conglomerate
Products	Conglomerate
Revenue	Sales - £7.8 billion Profits (before goodwill, exceptional items and taxation) - £910 million. (Year ending 31 March 2005)
Website	www.gusplc.com

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The company has several divisions including:

• ARG - The Argos Retail Group, which consists of several subdivisions, including
  • Argos (previously an independant company, and were owned by British American Tobacco) - the UK's largest catalogue retailer
  • Homebase (formerly owned by J Sainsbury who founded Homebase) - a DIY (home improvement) retailer
  • ARG Financial Services - providers of store card services, such as the Argos Card and Argos insurance products.
  • Wehkamp
• Burberry (66% shareholders) - a luxury goods company
• Experian - a credit checking agency

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In May 2005 GUS announced that it would divest its stake in Burberry by distributing Burberry shares to its own shareholders. It also stated that it planned to demerge Experian from the retail businesses in the future, but wished to retain Experian for a further period to invest in building up the business first.

External Link

• Official site
• Yahoo! profile