Darty announces virtually flat fiscal Q4 (from 1 February 2015 to 30 April 2015) sales with a -0.5% Y-o-Y decline-- still something of an improvement from the -2.9% Y-o-Y drop in sales seen on fiscal Q3.
Revenues show 3.5% Y-o-Y growth through positive performance in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The retailer also points out "strong" 13% Y-o-Y growth for online sales driven by an increase in click and collect.
Darty France sees sales dropping by -0.7% Y-o-Y, while the combined the Belgian Vanden Borren and Dutch BCC operations report flat Y-o-Y sales. The retailer increased the number of BCC outlets to 75, following the February 2015 acquisition and rebranding of 18 stores from HiM Retail.
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