Turnover (excluding tax) in thousands of euros.

The Damartex group posted turnover of € 134.3 million in the third quarter, up by 6.2% and generated mainly in France. The group's growth was due essentially to the improvement in the service rate.

Nine-month sales to the end of March came to € 412.2 million, up by 4.7% on a reported basis and by 7.1% on a comparable basis.

Growth in France remained steady at 8.3%. In both mail-order and in-store sales, growth remained similar to that recorded in the first half (autumn-winter).

Business in the United Kingdom stabilised in the third quarter, bringing growth for the first nine months down to 8.8% at constant exchange rates.
In Belgium, sales progressed again in the third quarter bringing growth since the beginning of the financial year to 7.1%.

In Japan, third-quarter sales were up by 4.1%, thus reducing the decline in sales since the beginning of the financial year to 3.5% at constant exchange rates.

Turnover grew by 1.9% in Switzerland in the third quarter, despite a still unfavourable base effect, but is nonetheless still down by 7.2% at constant exchange rates compared with the previous year.

Consumer trends remain difficult for the fourth quarter.

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