US private equity group TPG is in talks to invest in the Lithuanian second-hand fashion platform, Vinted, according to the Financial Times, BNS reports. Under the deal, TPG would acquire several hundred million euros worth of existing shares in Vinted. The deal would value the company at EUR 5bn. Vinted has been working with US…
Lithuanian fashion retail group Apranga Group posted a retail turnover (including VAT) of EUR 161.6mn in the first half of 2024, which was up 9.4% from the same period of 2023, GlobeNewswire reports. Sales in Lithuania amounted to EUR 96.4mn (up 7.5%), in Latvia to EUR 41.0mn (up 17.1%), and in Estonia to EUR 24.1mn (up…
Nearly half (45%) of Estonians have seen their financial situation worsen in the past year, according to a Norstat poll for SEB in December 2023, BNS reports. Consumers are therefore cutting back on expenses, including by taking advantage of discounts (62%), planning purchases more carefully (49%), and eating out less often (45%). Other cost-saving measures…
The Lithuanian fashion retailer, Apranga Group, posted an unaudited consolidated profit before income tax of EUR 9.0mn in the first half of 2023, which was up from EUR 7.1mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. The group’s EBITDA amounted to EUR 18.9mn, which was up from EUR 17.1mn a year earlier. Six-month retail…
The Lithuanian fashion retailer, Apranga Group, posted a retail turnover of EUR 147.6mn (including VAT) in the first half of 2023, which was up 15.6% from the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Sales in Lithuania amounted to EUR 89.7mn (up 14.8%), in Latvia to EUR 35.0mn (up 14.5%), and in Estonia to EUR 22.9mn…