Hamburg, 9 January 2024 – According to preliminary figures, the Bijou Brigitte Group continued its positive sales performance in the fourth quarter of the past financial year, generating sales of EUR 327.6 million in the 2023 financial year. This increase in sales of EUR 21.1 million corresponds to an increase of 6.9% compared to the previous year (2022: EUR 306.5 million) and is therefore within the forecast range of EUR 320 to EUR 340 million.
With these annual sales, the Group is only 1.9% below the sales of the pre-coronavirus year, with a store network reduced by 145 locations compared to 2019. In an environment marked by many uncertainties and dampened customer sentiment, Bijou Brigitte managed to close 2023 with successful Christmas business.
In the year under review, fewer new stores were found that met the high location requirements. As of 31 December 2023, the store network comprised 897 stores (31 December 2022: 902 stores).
Further information about Group earnings and the dividend proposal is due to be published in the second half of March.