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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Joules Group Plc | LSE:JOUL | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BZ059357 | ORD 1P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 9.22 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
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RNS Number : 1340R
Joules Group plc
07 December 2016
7 December 2016
Joules Group Plc
('Joules' or the 'Group')
Pre-close Trading Update
Joules brand continues to expand across all channels
Joules, the premium British lifestyle brand, today provides a trading update covering the 26-week period to 27 November 2016, which is the first half of the Group's 2017 financial year (the 'Period' or 'first half').
Group revenue for the Period increased by 16.2% to GBP81.4m (H1 FY16: GBP70.1m), reflecting the brand's increasing footprint, growing customer base and the strong performance of both new and core ranges across product categories.
Retail revenue increased by 15.8% to GBP56.7m (H1 FY16: GBP49.0m), driven by good growth across stores and e-commerce. The Group has continued to expand its retail presence in line with its plans, with the opening of a net 10 new stores during the Period.
Wholesale revenue increased by 17.2% to GBP24.5m (H1 FY16: GBP20.9m), as anticipated, given the previously reported growth in the Autumn/Winter 2016 wholesale order-book across all markets. The brand has continued to develop in international markets including expanded product ranges within key US wholesale accounts as well as the launch of Kidswear in a new partnership with a leading US department store.
Gross margin in the Period is anticipated to have increased by approximately 100 basis points against the first half in the prior year, benefitting from a higher proportion of full price sales, enhanced distribution efficiencies, and a favourable product mix within international wholesale sales.
The Group has continued to strengthen its team to support the delivery of the brand's exciting long term potential. We were delighted to appoint Lysa Hardy as Chief Customer Officer in September 2016, to support the strategic priority of growing customer numbers and enhancing loyalty and value.
Colin Porter, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"The Group has continued to perform well throughout the first half of the financial year delivering strong growth across all channels. This reflects the strong appeal and quality of our products as well as the appeal of the Joules brand to both new and existing customers.
We look forward with confidence to the second half of the financial year and beyond, despite the uncertain macro-economic outlook. We have seen strong growth in our wholesale order book for Spring/Summer 17 and we are well positioned for the Christmas trading period."
Joules Group Plc will update on Christmas trading in early January. The group will announce its Interim results for the 26-week period ended 27 November 2016 on Tuesday 31 January 2017.
This announcement contains inside information.
Enquiries:
Joules Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 1858 435 255 Colin Porter, CEO Marc Dench, CFO Peel Hunt LLP, Nominated Tel: +44 (0) 20 Advisor 7418 8900 Dan Webster Adrian Trimmings George Sellar Liberum Capital Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 John Fishley Anna Hartropp Joshua Hughes Hudson Sandler (financial Tel: +44 (0) 20 PR) 7796 4133 Alex Brennan Lucy Wollam
About Joules
Joules is a British, premium lifestyle brand. The Company designs and sells Joules branded clothing, footwear, accessories and homeware and operates a balanced multi-channel proposition which encompasses retail (stores and e-commerce), wholesale and other smaller channels such as country shows and events and licensing.
Joules has 107* UK and ROI stores, a customer database of approximately 2.3 million(*) customers, an established e-commerce platform and a fast growing international presence. Joules is also a top selling wholesale brand in major UK retailers such as John Lewis and Next Label. In November 2016, Joules won the prestigious "Mainstream Brand of the Year" award at the 2016 Drapers Awards. This followed the business's recognition as "Fashion Retail Business of the Year"(**) at the 2015 awards.
The Joules brand is at the heart of the business and encompasses values of "time-off", heritage, countryside, Britishness, family and fun. These brand values are reflected in the product designs, which are recognisable for their distinctive colours, prints, detail and quality.
www.joules.com
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* Figures are stated as at 27 November 2016
** GBP30-GBP100 million turnover category
This information is provided by RNS
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