The reports come following meetings held by the board of GUS and its shareholders over the future of the growing business Experian, one of the world's largest financial information groups.
In May 2004, GUS chief executive John Peace announced a two-year review, with Experian widely expected to be sold for between 拢3bn and 拢4.5bn following a healthy sales growth.
GUS, which also has a 65% stake in Burberry, revealed its international financial and data services division increased sales by 19% in the three months to December 31 2004, compared with the previous year.
The group's share price has risen to 126% over the past five years. The shares closed last week at 905p.
Experian provides consumer credit checks and uses its databases as sources of marketing information for larger marketers and keeps global credit information on 205m consumers and 14m businesses.
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