Growth for Geox

03/08/2016
Footwear group Geox has reported a 5.5% increase in revenues for the first half of 2016. The Italian group achieved revenues of €450.3 million for the six-month period.

Geox’s revenues come mainly from Europe. It reports Italy and the rest of Europe separately, but together, these two markets account for 75% of sales. Its revenues rose by 1% in Italy to €143.6 million over the six-moth period. In the rest of Europe (where its main markets are Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, the UK, Spain and Portugal, Scandinavia and Switzerland) Geox achieved sales of €195.8 million, an increase year on year of 7.1%.

The group’s chairman and founder, Dr Mario Moretti Polegato, said on announcing the results: “I am confident that the solid foundations of our business will continue to support our growth, helping us to face the challenges posed by volatile macroeconomic conditions and currency market fluctuations.”