All Financial results articles – Page 49
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Asos sees FY profits at top end of expectations after lockdown sales surge
Online fashion retailer Asos expects annual pre-tax profit to be at the top end of expectations after a sales surge driven by purchases of casual and active wear during the coronavirus lockdown. Group sales in the four months to June 30 rose to £1.01 billion (€1.1bn-$1.3bn) from £919.8 million in ...
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ArticleCCC online sales nearly match physical store sales in Q2
In the second quarter, CCC, the international Polish-based shoe manufacturer and retailer, saw its online sales nearly match those posted by its physical stores due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Nevertheless, the surge of the e-commerce business did not fully offset the slump in ...
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ArticleH&M unit Sellpy launches in Germany
Sellpy, the Swedish online second-hand retailing service owned at about 70 percent by H&M, is being launched in Germany, marking its first move outside its domestic market. In a joint statement, the companies indicated that sustainable consumption and a circular textile economy are an integral part of the group’s sustainability ...
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ArticleJimmy Choo impairment weighs on Capri’s Q4 results
The U.S. fashion group Capri Holdings, that owns Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors and Versace, posted a net loss of $551 million in the fourth fiscal quarter ended on March 28 compared to a net income of $19 million in the prior year. The bottom line was hit by $635 million ...
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LVMH saw ‘rather vigorous’ signs of recovery in June
The French luxury goods group LVMH says that it does not have a timeframe for when its business will return to normal but it noted “rather vigorous” signs of recovery in June. Speaking at the group’s annual general meeting, its chairman and chief executive Bernard Arnault warns that second-quarter results ...
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Farfetch sees Q2 GMW up 25-30% to $605-630 million
The British fashion e-tailer Farfetch expects gross merchandise value (GMV) on its digital platform to increase by 25-30 percent year-over-year in the second quarter and reach $605 million to $630 million. It noted that the acceleration in growth highlights the increase in adoption of “online luxury” by consumers, brands and ...
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ArticleShoe Zone has reopened 416 stores out of 470
The British footwear retailer Shoe Zone has reopened most of its store network, which is exiting the lockdown streamlined, as the company decided to permanently close 20 locations. Meanwhile, online sales were up by 32 percent in the fiscal first half.
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ArticleShoe Carnival’s online sales soar
After a difficult first quarter, Shoe Carnival is experiencing a strong rebound in sales, so much so that it has issued a business update. For this second fiscal quarter, which began on May 6, so far comparable store sales have surged by 28.1 percent from the same period last year, ...
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Designer Brands misses expectations in Q1
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on Designer Brands, the American shoe retailing group previously called DSW. It recorded significantly lower sales and heavy losses for its first quarter ended on May 2 – both worse than analysts’ expectations - hampered by strong markdowns and store closures from March ...
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Zalando sees significantly hike in Q2 sales, Ebit
Zalando anticipates a significant increase in sales and Ebit in the second quarter, driven by changing consumer behavior, in particular a strong increase in the preference for digital offerings, as well as the development of its platform, which includes the accelerated expansion of its partner program. It adds that second-quarter ...
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Boohoo buys two brands, Oasis and Warehouse
In the wake of its capital increase, that raised £197.7 million (€220.8m-$248.0m) in gross proceeds on May 15, the U.K. online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought two brands, Oasis and Warehouse, for £5.25 million (€5.9m-$6.6m) from Hilco Capital. The two brands will be integrated onto Boohoo’s platform, benefiting from the ...
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ArticleGenesco ends first quarter deep in the red
Genesco, the parent company of shoe retail chains such as Journeys and Johnston & Murphy in the U.S. and Schuh in the U.K., faced a $79.3 million impairment charge in the first fiscal quarter ended on May 2, and ended with a net loss of $134.7 million, against income of ...
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ArticleZara’s parent wants 25% of sales online within 2 years
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe, wants online sales to represent over 25 percent of the total by 2022, compared with 14 percent in 2019, and to restructure its store network, that will be further ...
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ArticleCaleres to accelerate store closures as e-commerce surges
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic surge in the importance of e-commerce in Caleres’ sales, representing about a third of the company’s revenues in its fiscal first quarter, and prompting it to accelerate the closure of some 160 stores by the end of 2021.
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Wolverine performs better than expected
Wolverine Worldwide told analysts at the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology, and Services Conference on June 4 that its sales were better than expected in the first nine weeks of its second quarter, falling by less than 50 percent overall. The impact of the coronavirus-related retail lockdown was partly offset ...
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Steve Madden posts $17.5m loss in Q1
After a great year in 2019, Steve Madden was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and posted lower-than-expected results for the first quarter. The New York-based company recorded a net loss of $17.5 million, compared with a net income of $34.5 million for the year-ago quarter. Revenues decreased by 13.6 ...
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Tempe’s 2019 sales rose by 6.2% to €1.4 billion
Tempe, the Spanish unit of Inditex that develops and distributes shoes and accessories for the group’s eight brands, including Zara, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti, recorded an increase in sales of 6.2 percent to €1.4 billion last year, while its net profit rose by 3.5 percent to €117 million. ...
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Alibaba anticipates a slowdown in sales this year
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, expects revenues to rise by about 27.5 percent to over 650,000 million Yuan renminbi (€83,725.8m-$91,168.5m) in the current fiscal year after its top line rose by 35 percent to RMB 509,711 million (€65,647.3m-$71,487.9m) in the fiscal year ended on March 31. The company achieved its ...
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Ugg’s decline offset by Hoka One One and Teva at Deckers
Despite headwinds from Covid-19, and a nearly 18 percent decline for Ugg, robust sales at Hoka One One and Teva helped limit the damage for Deckers Brands’s revenues in its fourth fiscal quarter.
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