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<ul><li>FY26 yet again highlighted Universal Store as a quality retail operator against an increasingly challenging macro backdrop.</li><li> Universal Store defies a tough retail backdrop, catching shorters on the back foot Perfect Stranger emerges as a growth engine Record store rollout and market share gains underpin FY27 growth outlook</li></ul>

FY26 yet again highlighted Universal Store as a quality retail operator against an increasingly challenging macro backdrop. Universal Store defies a tough retail backdrop, catching shorters on the back foot Perfect Stranger emerges as a growth engine Record store rollout and market share gains underpin FY27 growth outlook

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 <li>Universal Store is effectively capitalizing on the youth fashion market through a multi-brand strategy, including its core Universal Store banner and the rapidly expanding private label, Perfect Stranger.</li>
 <li>The company demonstrates a strong growth trajectory, driven by a consistent store rollout program for its various banners and robust like-for-like sales growth, indicating strong brand resonance and operational execution.</li>
 <li>While the core retail segments perform well, the underperformance and structural challenges in the CTC wholesale channel pose a headwind, leading to a non-cash impairment and representing a key area for strategic focus.</li>
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  Universal Store is effectively capitalizing on the youth fashion market through a multi-brand strategy, including its core Universal Store banner and the rapidly expanding private label, Perfect Stranger.
  The company demonstrates a strong growth trajectory, driven by a consistent store rollout program for its various banners and robust like-for-like sales growth, indicating strong brand resonance and operational execution.
  While the core retail segments perform well, the underperformance and structural challenges in the CTC wholesale channel pose a headwind, leading to a non-cash impairment and representing a key area for strategic focus.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Universal Store Holdings Ltd (UNI AU) - Aug 2026

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<ul><li>Universal Store Holdings (UNI) provided a trading update for the first 17 weeks of FY26 at their AGM: group direct-to-customer sales of +13% on pcp, like-for-like (LFL) sales on pcp of +7.7% and +13.9% for key banners, Universal Store (US) and Perfect Stranger (PS) respectively.</li><li>While some easing in growth rates was seen amidst challenging comps, gross margins (GM) were ahead of Consensus/BPe.</li><li>Fixed cost investment to support capability and the FY26 new store guidance of 11-17 across the three banners were reiterated, with some early wins in 1H new stores</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Universal Store Holdings (UNI) provided a trading update for the first 17 weeks of FY26 at their AGM: group direct-to-customer sales of +13% on pcp, like-for-like (LFL) sales on pcp of +7.7% and +13.9% for key banners, Universal Store (US) and Perfect Stranger (PS) respectively.While some easing in growth rates was seen amidst challenging comps, gross margins (GM) were ahead of Consensus/BPe.Fixed cost investment to support capability and the FY26 new store guidance of 11-17 across the three banners were reiterated, with some early wins in 1H new storesContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Universal Store (UNI): Staying “on Trend”

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Aug 21st (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD50.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in JB Hi-Fi, CSL, Transurban, NEWMONT, Zip.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Aug 21st (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD50.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in JB Hi-Fi, CSL, Transurban, NEWMONT, Zip.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 21st): JB Hi-Fi, CSL, Transurban, NEWMONT, Zip

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jul 24th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD45.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in South32, Northern Star Resources, Stockland, James Hardie Industries, Brambles.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jul 24th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD45.9bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in South32, Northern Star Resources, Stockland, James Hardie Industries, Brambles.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jul 24th): South32, Northern Star Resources, Stockland, Brambles

Australia

Universal Store Pty Ltd retails apparels. The Company offers clothing, furnishings, and accessories for men, women, and children. Universal Store serves customers in Australia.

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