At a time when core footwear banners for Accent Group appear to be reaching maturity and competition is impacting margins, Frasers Group is looking to establish a physical presence via Sport Direct. Sports Direct creates the opportunity for further store growth with category expansion. With weakness in the core from a lower forecast store count and weaker gross margin, we lower our current earnings forecasts for Accent Group. We have increased the probability weighting to a Sports Direct entry to 90%.