RNS Number:3297R
Merchant Retail Group PLC
27 October 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         27 OCTOBER 2003


                           Merchant Retail Group plc

                          Interim Results Announcement

                            Monday, 24 November 2003


Merchant Retail Group, the specialist perfume retailer and department stores
group, will be announcing interim results for the six months ended 30 September
2003 on Monday, 24 November 2003.

On the day there will be a presentation in London. The details are as follows:

Date            Monday, 24 November 2003
Time            11.45am for 12.00pm
Venue           Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
                20 Fenchurch Street
                London EC3

For further information call:

Ann-Marie Wilkinson                                             020 7398 3300
Beattie Financial







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