21st Austria weekly - Wolford Borealis Vienna Airport Valneva 26/09/2022 [pic1]Wolford: With sales of Euro 54.3 mn for the reporting period from January to June 2022 body wear company Wolford recorded an improvement 29.4% compared first half 2021. The growth is spread across almost all geographical regions and distribution channels. USA showed particularly strong 40%. Sales grew by 30% in EMEA despite ongoing war. In Asia/Oceania previous year’s level was exceeded slightly pandemic. Both retail wholesale double-digit growth. via multibrand retailers improved 60%. online business also positive development. structural reorganization difficult conditions continue be reflected company’s earnings with EBIT falling 14.4% 2021 -16.9 mn. Prices fabrics paper energy logistics rose some cases significantly due inflation shortages on procurement markets. There