We closed the financial year with a 1.9 billion euro turnover, 33,8% direct channel growth and a total of 610 direct stores, with Asia and Japan driving Group growth.
OTB brands registered excellent performance: in particular, Diesel (+13.1%), Jil Sander (+17.3%) and Maison Margiela (+23%). Marni continued to grow and consolidated its global positioning path, Viktor&Rolf celebrated its 30th anniversary as a haute couture icon, Staff International continued to be a highly strategic group asset and BRAVE KID announced a new, five-year licensing agreement with MAX&Co.