LAPEYRE GROUP FIRST-QUARTER 2001 CONSOLIDATED SALES UP 22.5%
Lapeyre Group consolidated sales rose by 22.5% to E 345.3 million in the first three months of 2001. On a comparable structure, sales were up 7.5% from the prior-year period
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SALES BY BUSINESS
March 31, 2001
March 31, 2000
Change
ME
ME
 %
B2C Market
273.0
208.4
31.0%
Lapeyre-GME-K Par K
229.7
200.6
14.5%
Lapeyre International-Telhanorte
43.3
7.8
NM
B2B Market
72.3
73.6
- 1.7%
rade Business (GAM)–OXXO-Les Zelles
49.8
45.3
10.0%
Sofiplas-Lapeyre Deutschland ERG-Okfens
22.5 28.3 - 20.4%
Total Groupe Lapeyre
345.3
282.0
22.5%

In France, B2C sales enjoyed further strong growth in the first quarter. On the contrary, B2B sales in Germany and Poland continued to decline. TELHANORTE, the new Brazilian unit consolidated since August 2000, reported E 36 million in sales for the period.

25/04/2001