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CONSOLIDATED SALES FOR LAPEYRE GROUPE UP 15.3 % AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 |
Consolidated sales for Groupe Lapeyre amounted to ¤1,084.1 million at September 30, 2001, an increase of 15.3% compared with the first nine months of 2000. Growth on a comparable scope of consolidation was 3.4%, of which 6.6% in France.
CONSOLIDATED SALES UP 15.3%
| Sales by Business, in € millions |
September 30, 2001 |
September 30, 2000 |
% Change |
| Sales to consumers and contractors (B2C) |
860.8 |
698.6 |
23.2 |
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* France
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732.3 |
672.8 |
+ 8.8 |
| * International |
128.5 |
25.8 |
N/M |
| Sales to wholesalers and building materials suppliers (B2B) |
223.3 |
241.6 |
- 7.6 |
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* France
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142.7 |
143.1 |
- 0.3 |
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* Europe
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80.6 |
98.5 |
- 18.2 |
| Total Groupe Lapeyre |
1.084.1 |
940.2 |
15.3 |
In a more uncertain economic environment, sales in France enjoyed satisfactory growth in the third quarter. In the rest of Europe, sales to consumers and contractors declined and sales to wholesalers and building materials suppliers continued to contract sharply.
In Brazil, where the economy worsened, B2C sales rose significantly in the third quarter, led by the opening of a new store in early August. Expressed in euros, sales were stable compared with the previous two quarters, due to the depreciation of the real against the euro.
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