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Notes to the financial statements

For the 52 weeks ended 1 March 2008

		Leasehold properties
	Freehold properties £m	Long leasehold £m	Short leasehold £m	Plant & equipment £m	Total £m
Cost
At 4 March 2007	91.6	5.1	335.7	1,055.0	1,487.4
Exchange differences	–	0.2	1.4	4.4	6.0
Additions	10.7	–	42.4	123.2	176.3
Acquired through business combination (note 7)	–	–	1.0	0.5	1.5
Disposals	–	–	(1.7)	(25.1)	(26.8)
Transfers between categories	–	(3.6)	3.6	–	–
At 1 March 2008	102.3	1.7	382.4	1,158.0	1,644.4
Depreciation and impairment losses
At 4 March 2007	(9.1)	(0.7)	(180.8)	(605.2)	(795.8)
Exchange differences	–	(0.1)	(0.3)	(2.2)	(2.6)
Charge for the year	(1.3)	–	(18.2)	(107.4)	(126.9)
Impairment losses	–	–	(2.5)	(7.8)	(10.3)
Disposals	–	–	1.5	21.5	23.0
Transfers between categories	–	0.4	(0.4)	–	–
At 1 March 2008	(10.4)	(0.4)	(200.7)	(701.1)	(912.6)
Net book value at 1 March 2008	91.9	1.3	181.7	456.9	731.8
Assets in the course of construction included above at 1 March 2008	4.0	–	7.0	71.0	82.0

		Leasehold properties
	Freehold properties £m	Long leasehold £m	Short leasehold £m	Plant & equipment £m	Total £m
Cost
At 1 April 2006	81.6	5.1	323.2	976.8	1,386.7
Exchange differences	–	–	(0.1)	(0.7)	(0.8)
Additions	10.0	–	17.9	106.2	134.1
Disposals	–	–	(5.3)	(27.3)	(32.6)
At 3 March 2007	91.6	5.1	335.7	1,055.0	1,487.4
Depreciation and impairment losses
At 1 April 2006	(8.0)	–	(166.0)	(515.9)	(689.9)
Exchange differences	–	–	–	0.3	0.3
Charge for the year	(1.1)	(0.7)	(17.9)	(110.3)	(130.0)
Impairment losses	–	–	(1.0)	(3.1)	(4.1)
Disposals	–	–	4.1	23.8	27.9
At 3 March 2007	(9.1)	(0.7)	(180.8)	(605.2)	(795.8)
Net book value at 3 March 2007	82.5	4.4	154.9	449.8	691.6
Assets in the course of construction included above at 3 March 2007	9.4	–	10.6	39.0	59.0