All Financial results articles – Page 42
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ArticleAsos posts record profits on lockdown shopping boom
In the first half ended Feb. 28, the British online retailer Asos more than tripled pre-tax profits to a record £106.4 million (€122.8m-$145.8m) and raised full-year expectations as it continues to benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic. While the switch to online shopping during lockdowns boosted trading, Asos was cautious over ...
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Daphne International cuts its net loss as it changes business model
The women’s footwear company Daphne International Holdings ended 2020 with a 77 percent reduction of its net loss to 242.0 million Hong Kong dollars (€26.5m-$31.1m) as an 83 percent drop in revenues to HK$ 363.9 million (€39.9m-$46.8m) resulted in a sharp fall in selling and distribution expenses as well as ...
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ArticleH&M March sales up by 55%
In the period from March 1-28, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s net sales increased by 55 percent in local currencies, recovering from a 21 percent decline in the first quarter that ended Feb. 28. On a reported basis, the Swedish fashion and accessories retailer H&M booked first-quarter net sales of 40,060 ...
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ArticleRecord sales and earnings for Shoe Carnival
Shoe Carnival had its best fourth quarter ever, with revenues reaching $253.9 million in the three months ended Jan. 30, 2021, a 5.8 percent increase from the year-ago quarter. Comparable-store sales increased by 6.4 percent. The American shoe retailer improved its gross margin by 1.7 percentage points to 30.8 percent. ...
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Liu Jo’s footwear sales reach €45 million
Eli, the company that manages the footwear of the Italian apparel brand Liu Jo, posted sales of €45 million in 2020, up by 33 percent from 2019. Fifty-five percent of the top line was achieved outside Italy, driven by strong growth in Russia, Belgium, Germany and Eastern Europe. In 2021, ...
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ArticlePittards posts operating profit in H2
Pittards, the British leather and leathergoods manufacturer, which owns the brand Daines & Hathaway, posted a positive Ebitda of £0.3 million (€0.35m-$0.41m) in the second half of 2020, albeit down from £0.9 million (€1.0m-$1.2m) a year earlier. For the whole of 2020, the company posted a negative Ebitda of £1.1 ...
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ArticleYue Yuen posts losses despite retail rebound
Although China is resisting the pandemic much better than other markets, Yue Yen Industrial Holdings ended 2020 in the red, hampered by the global decline in the demand for shoes, especially in the casual segment. The company was strongly impacted by government measures to contain the spread of the disease ...
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Aeffe posts a €21.4m net loss
In 2020, Aeffe, the Italian fashion house that owns Pollini and other brands, posted a net loss of €21.4 million against a net profit of €11.7 million a year earlier due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The adjusted net loss, which excludes non-recurring costs of €5.1 million, was ...
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News briefsTempe’s sales fell to below €1 billion in 2020
Last year, for the first time since 2014, Tempe posted annual sales of less than €1 billion due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company booked revenues of €997 million, down by 28.7 percent from 2019, and a net profit of €62 million. The gross margin widened to ...
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Casadei suffers 30% sales decline in 2020
Casadei, the Italian luxury shoe maker, saw its sales decrease by about 30 percent in 2020 from the €29 million registered in 2019. Cesare Casadei, the company’s creative director, explained in an interview with financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore that the decline came despite growth in its online business, ...
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ArticleStella cautiously optimistic about first half of 2021
Stella International is “cautiously optimistic” about order levels for the upcoming spring and summer 2021 season, although it still has low visibility for the second half of the year due to the recent new Covid-driven lockdowns in many countries around the world. Steady volume growth and margin improvement will be ...
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ArticleCaleres cuts debt to below pre-Covid levels
Caleres posted lower sales and a net loss in the fourth quarter, but thanks to strong cash generation it continued to significantly deleverage its balance sheet, pushing debt below pre-pandemic levels. In the fourth quarter alone, it reduced credit facility borrowings by $50 million to $250 million, or $25 million ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands’ sales of athletic shoes rose sharply in Q4
Designer Brands improved its fourth-quarter sales from the previous three months as it continues to increase its exposure to athleisure and children’s footwear and develop its digital capabilities. The company has streamlined its offer to focus on the top 50 brands in the U.S. and top 30 in Canada. In ...
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H&M sales up 10% in March 1-13
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) posted a 10 percent year-on-year increase in net sales in local currencies in the March 1-13 period, as Germany, the retailer’s largest market, and other countries began allowing stores to reopen as Covid-19 restrictions eased. H&M had about 900 stores temporarily closed on March 13, down ...
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ArticleGenesco sees supply chain disruption easing this summer
Congestion in maritime shipping, due to the lack of containers, is causing four to six weeks in delays in footwear deliveries. But, the situation is expected to improve and the supply chain to be “in much better shape” in summer, when the back-to-school season kicks off, according to Mimi Vaughn, ...
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News briefsFerragamo enjoys strong growth in China, South Korea
In the first nine weeks of 2021, Salvatore Ferragamo said that it enjoyed a “positive performance” in the retail channel, thanks to “solid” growth in China and South Korea and an 85.6 percent increase in online sales. The update accompanied the group’s 2020 results, that showed a net loss of ...
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ArticleBogs keeps momentum going
Even with low precipitation in November and December across the U.S., demand for Bogs, a footwear brand best known for its waterproof boots, remained strong in the fourth quarter, as consumers continue to spend more time outside during the pandemic. It continued to diversify its product mix, selling more lightly ...
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ArticleInditex posts a first-ever decline in floor space
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe, experienced its first ever decline in floor space in the full year that ended on Jan. 31. The Spanish group had 6,829 stores at the end of the fiscal year ...
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ArticlePrada returned to pre-Covid profitability in H2
Thanks to cost containment measures and a rebound in sales, Prada returned to pre-Covid-19 profitability levels in the second half of 2020. The recovery, however, was not sufficient to post a net profit for the full year, which was compromised by the decline in activity suffered in the first half ...
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ArticleVulcabras’ sales rise nearly 23% in Q4
Vulcabras posted double-digit growth in the last three months of the year, despite the impact of the pandemic on the shoe market in Brazil. Revenues rose by 22.8 percent from the year-ago quarter to 459.1 million Brazilian reais (€66.7m-$79.4m) and net income jumped by 21.1 percent to R$54.6 million (€7.9m-$9.4m). ...
