All Financial results articles – Page 14
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Primark expected to grow sales and earnings in 2024
Primark, the fast-fashion retailer owned by Associated British Foods (ABF), posted sales of £9.0 billion (€10.4bn) in the full year ended Sept. 16, up by 17 percent at actual exchange rates and 15 percent at constant currency rates. Like-for-like sales growth was 8.5 percent for the year. ”Trading was much ...
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BasicNet’s sales rise, Ebit declines
BasicNet, the Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, said that in the first nine months of 2023 consolidated revenues rose by 5.3 percent year-on-year to €297.5 million, while aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 7.6 percent to €858.4 million. Meanwhile, Ebitda increased by ...
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Amazon posts 13% sales increase and more than triples net income in Q3
Amazon posted net sales of $143.1 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, representing an increase of 13 percent compared with Q3 2022. Excluding the $1.4 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, the sales increase was 11 percent. International sales rose by ...
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Boot Barn cuts guidance as sales continue to soften through October
Boot Barn cut its guidance for the full year after its sales performance progressively worsened during the second quarter ended on Sept. 30 and continued to soften at the start of its third quarter, amid signs of slowing consumer demand. Boot Barn now expects to post full-year sales of $1,677 ...
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Lenzing to axe 500 jobs
Lenzing plans to reduce global personnel costs by up to €30 million, or the equivalent of around 500 full-time jobs, by not filling positions that fall vacant due to retirements and natural attrition, as well as by job cuts. The move is part of a larger plan to achieve €100 ...
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Relaxo’s sales rise nearly 9% in H1
Relaxo Footwears, an Indian group that sells shoes under various brands including Relaxo, Flite, Bahamas and Sparx, posted revenues from operations of 1,454 crore rupee (€163.1m) in the first half ended Sept. 30, up by 8.75 percent year-on-year. Total income grew by 9.28 percent to INR 1,472 crore (€165.2m). In ...
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Crocs taking steps to reset Heydude business
There will be some immediate pain, largely negative wholesale growth in the fourth quarter, as Crocs takes additional steps to shore up the fortunes of its Heydude business. Those efforts are focused on distribution clean-up, greater segmentation by distribution channel coupled with stronger control of digital pricing, and the establishment ...
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Rocky Brands margins, profits rise in Q3 despite 15% sales decline
Rocky Brands posted higher profits and margins in the third quarter of 2023, benefiting from lower freight costs, improved distribution center efficiencies and an increased share of higher-margin retail sales. Profitability gains came despite a decline in the top line, which decreased by 14.8 percent to $125.6 million in the ...
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Zalando cuts its full-year guidance for GMV, revenues
After third-quarter revenues were affected by a “macroeconomic environment of low consumer sentiment and declining online sales”, Zalando cut its full-year gross merchandise volume (GMV) and revenues expectations due to continued pressure on demand for the rest of the year. “The quarter was also adversely impacted by the warmest September ...
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Vulcabras’ sales rise by double-digits for 13th consecutive quarter
Despite a challenging retail environment and some unfavorable macroeconomic circumstances, the Brazilian Vulcabras group generated record quarterly sales, Ebitda, and gross margin for the period ended Sept. 30. Third-quarter revenues rose by 10.2 percent to 731.4 million Brazilian reais (€136.7m) as Ebit improved by 42 percent to R$149.1 million (€27.9m). ...
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Asos posts a full-year loss
Asos posted an adjusted pretax loss of £70.3 million (€80.8m) in the fiscal year ended Sept. 3, compared with a profit of £22 million the prior year, as adjusted revenues fell by a like-for-like 11 percent to £3,538 million (€4,068m). Adjusted Ebitda fell to £124.5 million (€143.1m) from £183.9 million ...
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Next hikes its FY guidance again
Next reported in the third quarter ended Oct. 28 full-price sales up by 4.0 percent on last year, £23 million (€26.5m) ahead of the British fashion retailer’s guidance which was for a 2.0 percent increase. Full-price sales achieved online were up by 6.5 percent year-over-year in the quarter, and by ...
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VF drops guidance, launches turnaround plan
Admitting its U.S. business “isn’t working well” and its cost structure is too high, VF Corp. reported its second-quarter results with a comprehensive plan to turn around its flagging businesses under CEO Bracken Darrell, who joined the group in late July. Key elements of the strategy focus on fixing its ...
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Polygiene posts an operating loss in Q3 due to lower sales
Despite a 30 percent decline in third-quarter revenues to 28.7 million Swedish kroner (€2.4m) and a corresponding operating loss of SEK 2.4 million, Polygiene is optimistic about fourth-quarter results as early orders have exceeded expectations. The group, which said third-quarter results showed signs of a slow recovery, has shifted its ...
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Doucal’s sees 2023 sales above €25m
Doucal’s, a producer of upmarket men’s and women’s shoes located in Montegranaro, in Italy’s Marche region, expects to post sales of more than €25 million this year, a slight increase from 2022. In an interview with the Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore, Gianni Giannini, who runs the family-owned ...
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Deckers raises full-year guidance again, plans to divest Sanuk
Bolstered by sales contribution from its Ugg brand and continued momentum in its Hoka business, Deckers Brands generated a 76 percent increase in second-quarter operating income to $224.6 million on nearly 25 percent total net sales growth to $1.09 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30. Net income was ...
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Skechers raises full-year earnings guidance as DTC continues to bolster Q3 sales gains
Skechers once again raised its earnings guidance for the full year after reporting better-than-expected results in the third quarter and despite continued uncertainty about the macroeconomic environment and consumer spending. Sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 reached a record $2,025.0 million, up by 7.8 percent compared to the ...
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Hermès could consider investments in Italian shoe, fashion suppliers
Hermès could invest in some of its Italian footwear and fashion suppliers to further integrate its supply chain, said Eric du Halgouët, the company’s executive vice president of finance. “We could consider vertical integration with investments to consolidate partnerships with some suppliers that share our standards,” he said during a ...
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Piquadro H1 sales up by 7.1%
The Italian leather goods company Piquadro reported revenues in the first half ended Sept. 30 of €85.9 million, up by 7.1 percent compared to the year earlier. Revenues from the Piquadro brand jumped by 12.1 percent to €39.5 million, with 17.5 percent growth in the wholesale sales channel and an ...
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Zegna to directly manage the South Korean market from Q1
The Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna will buy the entity managing the Zegna brand in South Korea from its local franchise partner. With the transaction, Zegna will directly operate its South Korean business, which comprises 15 stores, from the first quarter of 2024. The brand has been present in South ...