All Financial results articles – Page 21
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ArticleGolden Goose’s sales rose 18% in 2023
In 2023, Golden Goose increased sales by 18 percent at constant exchange rates to €587 million, amid speculation that it is preparing to be listing on the Milan stock exchange. The Italian premium sneaker brand increased adjusted Ebitda by 19 percent to €200 million, and adjusted Ebit by 22 percent ...
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ArticleLloyd Shoes grows by 9% in 2023
Lloyd Shoes continued to grow last year “as a result of positive developments across all business areas”, despite a “difficult overall situation,” the German shoemaker announced. Sales were up by 9 percent in the 2023 financial year, climbing to €128 million, up from €114.95 million in 2022, when the ...
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ArticleLululemon says response to footwear collection exceeds expectations
Lululemon said that the response to the launch in February of its new footwear collection, which includes its first models for men, “is exceeding” expectations. The Canadian producer of performance apparel for yoga, running and training entered the footwear market in March 2022 with the launch of its first running ...
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ArticleNext maintains its guidance despite expectations of lower full-price sales
Next maintained its guidance for the year ending in January 2025 despite warning that growth in full-price sales could slow down. The British fashion company said it is still expecting pre-tax earnings of £960 million (€1.12bn) based on a 2.5 percent increase in full-price sales, with a 5 percent rise ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands hit by a weaker footwear market
Designer Brands reported a decline in fourth-quarter sales due to a deterioration of the footwear market in North America. When announcing the results for the quarter ending on Feb. 3, the CEO, Doug Howe, said that the footwear company enjoyed a rebound in the latter part of the period but ...
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ArticleCaleres to bolster international presence with “outsized investments”
Caleres is focusing first on China as part of a strategy to build its international business, announcing the opening of 45 new Sam Edelman stores in the country this year and the return of its Naturalizer brand to China with 10 new stores in autumn 2024 and a digital relaunch. ...
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ArticleSpartoo posts a positive free cash flow
Spartoo booked a positive free cash flow of €0.7 million in 2023, compared with a negative €23.6 million in 2022, due to a reduction in working capital, thanks to a decrease in inventories, as well as a drop in investments to €1.3 million from €2.9 million. The group’s inventory fell ...
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ArticleDeichmann continues to grow in 2023
Deichmann continued to grow in 2023 despite difficult business conditions, especially in its home market. The German footwear retailer, which is present in 34 countries, generated gross revenues of €8.7 billion, or a net €7.4 billion, in 2023, up by just over 7 percent on a currency-adjusted basis. Like-for-like sales, ...
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ArticleGabor’s sales are steady
The German shoe manufacturer Gabor Shoes reported steady sales in the fiscal year 2023 after a sharp rebound in 2022 and announced a management reorganization. The company, based in Rosenheim, in Upper Bavaria, said that total sales of all brands including licenses reached €322 million last year, less than 1 ...
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Aeffe’s footwear and leather goods sales decline in 2023
The revenues of Aeffe’s footwear and leather goods division amounted to €142.1 million, down by 13.1 percent, both at constant and current exchange rates, compared to 2022. The division comprises the luxury footwear brand Pollini. The adjusted Ebitda of the footwear and leather goods division was €19 million in 2023, ...
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Shoe Carnival hikes its dividend
Shoe Carnival’s board has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per share, representing a quarterly increase of 12.5 percent and an annualized dividend rate of $0.54 per share. The quarterly cash dividend will be paid on April 22 to shareholders of record as of the close ...
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ArticleYue Yuen’s profit, sales slip in 2023
Yue Yuen, the globe’s largest manufacturer of footwear, suffered a down year in 2023 due to inventory de-stocking by retailers worldwide and conservative ordering by its portfolio of brand clients that include Nike, Adidas, Asics and New Balance, among others. Yue Yuen’s annual Ebit declined by 5.6 percent to $390.2 ...
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ArticleZalando aims to resume growth and cover 15% of the European fashion market
Zalando posted lower sales in 2023 but expects to at least stabilize revenues this year and resume growth from 2025. The German online fashion group also outlined its long-term plans to cover 15 percent of the European fashion market. In 2023, the gross merchandise volume (GMV) decreased by 1.1 percent ...
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Tod’s doubles its FY net profit
Tod’s more than doubled its 2023 net profit to €50.0 million from €23.1 million a year earlier, as Ebit rose to €94.7 million from €58.2 million. The Italian fashion company confirmed that full-year sales grew by 11.9 percent to €1,127 million. Tod’s decided not to pay a full-year dividend in ...
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ArticleInditex posts record full-year sales and earnings
Inditex posted record sales and earnings in the full year ended Jan. 31 and announced an extraordinary plan to invest €1.8 billion over the next two years to increase its logistics capacities. Full-year sales rose by 10.4 percent to €35.9 billion. The top line grew by 14.1 percent at constant ...
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ArticleAllbirds names a new CEO as losses continue to grow
Allbirds appointed its chief operating officer, Joe Vernachio, as its new CEO and member of the board of directors, effective March 15. He succeeds Joey Zwillinger, the co-founder and CEO, who will continue to serve as a member of the board and as a special advisor to the company. With ...
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Shoe Zone warns it is trading below expectations on higher wages, Red Sea attacks
Shoe Zone warned that it was trading “marginally” below expectations, because of a rise in the UK’s minimum wage, the National Living Wage, higher costs and attacks of commercial shipping in the Red Sea which have disrupted supply chains. The chief executive, Anthony Smith, said there had also been “higher ...
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ArticleGenesco sees sales decline continuing as Journeys turnaround takes time
Genesco expects another decline in sales this year, after revenues in the year ended Feb. 3 fell by 2.5 percent to $2.3 billion, landing in the middle of its latest guidance of a 2-3 percent drop. The company expects total sales in the current financial year to fall by 2 ...
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ArticleInforma hikes its 2024 guidance
Informa is enjoying “strong” trading in the first quarter of 2024 and forward visibility, prompting it to increase its guidance for 2024. It noted that more than £500 million (€587m) of revenues were already delivered in 2024, with a further £1 billion (€1.2bn) in subscriptions and other forward booked revenues ...
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Arezzo posts record revenues ahead of its merger with Soma
Arezzo & Co posted record gross revenues of 6,088 million Brazilian reais (€1,117m) in 2023, up by 16.4 percent compared to the year earlier ahead of its merger with the fashion Brazilian group Soma. The company posted higher operating margins, with the recurring gross margin up to 54.5 percent from ...
