The growth of the fourth quarter arises to +1,8%, after a growth cumulated over the three preceding years of +33,6%. In the line of the previous years, this performance confirms the good reception of the collections of Spring - Summer, especially in France and Belgium. The sales turnover of the past exercise amounts to 531,3 M€, in rise of 3,0% in real terms and atconstant rates of exchange. This progression follows upon several years of strong growth (respectively +7,2% and +9,2% atconstant rates of exchange on the two preceding exercises).

France with a growth of +5,5%, all channels confused, continuous to gain shares of market on the segment of the Seniors.

Great Britain finished the exercise in withdrawal of -4,1%, with second half of the year with -6,0%. Of old collections were sold at décotés prices, in order to accelerate the renewal of the ranges suggested on market the U.K..

Belgium finished very well the year with an increase in the activity of +10,6%.

Switzerland sees its annual activity decreasing of -3,8%.

Japan with a growth in second half of the year of +11,9% atconstant rate finishes the year with -1,9% (-4,8% ataverage rate) and manages to fill most of the delay recorded at the beginning of exercise.

Recall

Damartex is one of the whole first distributors European of clothing and accessories for seniors. Its channels of distribution are the catalogues (remote sale) and the stores, and its principal markets France, Great Britain and Belgium.

Contacts

Damartex : Erick Carrez - Phone : 33 (0)3 20 11 45 30
Shan : François-Xavier Dupont - Phone : 33 (0)1 44 50 58 74

Calendar

Publication results of the exercise : september 13,2005

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