Bijou Brigitte Group was able to continue the positive sales trend of the current financial year and generated sales of EUR 239.2 million in the first nine months of the current year. This increase in sales of EUR 19.1 million represents an increase of 8.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (30 September 2022: EUR 220.1 million). With this pleasing development in sales, Bijou Brigitte has succeeded in approaching the sales level of the pre-coronavirus year 2019 with a significantly reduced store network.
As of 30 September 2023, the store network comprised 899 stores (31 December 2022: 902 stores). The number of stores in the Bijou Brigitte Group at the close of 2023 is expected to be slightly higher than in the previous year.
From today’s perspective and under the assumption that there will be no further economic or geopolitical upheavals during the course of the rest of the year, the forecast for the 2023 financial year from the 2022 Annual Report remains unchanged. The imminent Christmas sales season, which is highly significant for the sales trend in the fourth quarter, will play an important role in this result.