Financial Results
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ArticleDeckers continues to be driven higher by Hoka and Ugg
Fueled by higher levels of full-price selling and double-digit sales gains for both its Hoka and Ugg brands, Deckers Outdoor reported 81 percent net income growth to $115.6 million for the first quarter that ended June 30 from $63.6 million a year earlier. The period marked the last earnings call ...
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ArticleSabu doubles its 2023 profits
Sabu doubled its earnings in 2023, a year which proved to be one of the best ever for many of the companies part of the German shoe retail cooperative, as the Heilbronn-based firm continued on its recovery path after the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a further rebound in sales. ...
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ArticleH&M warns that business conditions are more challenging
H&M Hennes & Mauritz continues to expect a 10 percent operating margin this year but warned that conditions have become more challenging to achieve the target. In the fiscal second quarter, which ran from March 1 to May 31, the Swedish fashion retailer’s sales rose by 3 percent in both ...
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ArticleVelasca plans new store openings but pushes back its €100m sales target
Velasca, an Italian startup launched in 2013 by Jacopo Sebastio, the chief executive officer, and Enrico Casati, continues to enjoy strong growth thanks to the extension of its product line and store openings, but warned that it may take longer than expected to reach its annual revenue objective of €100 ...
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ArticleLeder & Schuh’s sales continued to grow in 2023
Austria’s Leder & Schuh, one of Europe’s largest shoe retailers, reported a further increase in sales last year, confirming a positive trend in 2022 and 2021 after the pandemic slump of 2020. Through its Humanic and Shoe4You brands, the company increased its sales by 4.5 percent to €367 million in ...
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ArticleSchuh Mücke’s sales increase by nearly 2%, return to pre-pandemic levels
Schuh Mücke, the German shoe and sporting goods retail chain within the ANWR Group, reported strong full-year results for 2023, with sales swinging back to pre-pandemic levels. Sales rose by nearly 2 percent to €104.7 million from €102.8 million in 2022. The Bavarian retailer’s gross profit margin improved ...
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ArticleANWR Group is confident about the future
At the annual general meeting of the international trade cooperation ANWR Group eG on June 5 in Mainhausen, Germany, the executive board presented the strategic fields of action for the coming years under the motto “We make trade successful”. In the future, the ANWR Group will strongly focus on the ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands expands in Canada as Q1 sales inch up
Designer Brands returned to modest sales growth in its first quarter ended May 4, as it bolstered its presence in Canada with the acquisition of the Canadian footwear retailer Rubino and its 28 stores. “Rubino currently operates stores that offer nearly identical atmospheres and assortments to that of our own ...
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ArticleClarks swings to annual loss as ‘discount-hungry’ consumers spurn full prices
C&J Clark (No1) Limited, the parent company of the Clarks brand, swung to a full-year loss as it grappled with inflation, weak demand for full-price stock, global conflict, oversupply and a large asset impairment charge in 2023. Revenues for the 12 months to December 31 rose by 14 percent to ...
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ArticleGenesco Q1 sales fall 5% but beat expectations as Journeys makes progress
Sales at Genesco declined by a reported 5 percent to $457.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 but were above management expectations of a mid-to high percentage decrease amid signs of progress at Journeys, the division whose turnaround remains the company’s main priority. At constant-currency rates, sales ...
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ArticleCaleres maintains outlook after Q1 sales fall short of expectations
Caleres maintained its guidance for a top line this year that is flat to up 2 percent compared to the year earlier after reporting sales in the first quarter ended May 4 that were slightly worse than expectations. First-quarter sales at Caleres fell by 0.5 percent to $659.2 million, versus ...
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ArticleJimmy Choo suffers from softening demand for luxury goods
In the fourth quarter ended March 30, Jimmy Choo, the luxury footwear brand owned by Capri Holdings, posted revenues of $137 million, down by 9.3 percent on both a reported and constant currency basis. The group said that the decline was driven primarily by “softening demand globally for fashion luxury ...
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ArticleDr. Martens targets up to £25m in cost savings as FY sales, profits slump
Dr. Martens is targeting up to £25 million (€29.3m) in cost savings and maintained its full-year guidance outlined in its profit warning last month as continuing woes in the US led to a slump in annual revenue and profit. Previously, the company indicated that overall earnings could slump by as ...
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ArticleBirkenstock hikes FY guidance after record Q2 revenues
Birkenstock Holdings increased its full-year guidance after reporting record sales in the second quarter ended March 31. The group now expects full-year revenues to grow by 20 percent at constant exchange rates, up from a previous guidance of 17-18 percent, and predicts an adjusted Ebitda margin of 30.0 to 30.5 ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival continues to eye M&A as Rogan’s contributes to solid Q1 sales growth
Shoe Carnival expects that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will remain a key part of its growth strategy after the recently acquired the US work and family footwear brand Rogan’s Shoes contributed to solid growth in its top line in the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. “Going forward, we ...
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ArticleDeckers sees FY25 sales up 10%
Deckers Brands, the parent company of the Hoka and Ugg brands, ended a successful fiscal year by reporting a 36.3 percent operating income increase in the fourth quarter to $144.3 million from $105.9 million. Gross margin expanded by 6.20 percentage points to 56.2 percent in the quarter ended March 31. ...
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ArticleVF Corp. fails to deliver yet again
VF Corp. failed to exceed consensus estimates for quarterly sales and profit for a fourth consecutive quarter. The latest bad news for the parent of The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, among others, sent VF’s shares down 11.7 percent on the day of the announcement. The operating loss was ...
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ArticleShoe Zone cuts full-year earnings guidance on higher costs
Shoe Zone has cut its full-year earnings guidance due to higher labor and shipping costs as well as additional expenses stemming from store closures. The British footwear retailer cut its full-year profit before tax forecast to £13.8 million (€16.2m) from £15.2 million. It noted that the original forecast was based ...
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ArticleGrendene’s Q1 sales are underpinned by the Brazilian market
Grendene maintained its first-quarter revenues stable thanks to domestic sales led by the Melissa brand. Gross revenues rose by 0.7 percent year-over-year to 662.4 million reais (€119.0m) in the first quarter of 2024, with domestic sales up by 6.7 percent to R$528.3 million (€94.9m) and exports down by 17.5 percent ...
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ArticleGeox sees 2024 sales decline after wholesale sales suffer in Q1
Geox now expects sales to fall by a mid-single-digit percentage this year, after revenues in the first quarter tumbled by a reported 13.5 percent to €193.6 million led by a steep decline in wholesale sales. At constant currency rates, sales were down by 11.7 percent. Geox, which had previously forecast ...
