Oct 26 (Reuters) - MAISONS DU MONDE SA MDM.PA :
* REG-MAISONS DU MONDE’S NINE-MONTH 2021 ACTIVITY: 2021
FULL-YEAR
GUIDANCE REVISED UPWARD AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS ANNOUNCED
* 9M SALES ROSE 21 PERCENT TO 980 MILLION EUR
* REG-MAISONS DU MONDE’S NINE-MONTH 2021 ACTIVITY: 2021
FULL-YEAR
GUIDANCE REVISED UPWARD AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS ANNOUNCED
* UPWARD REVISION OF FULL-YEAR 2021 GUIDANCE
* LAUNCH OF EUR 50 MILLION ESG IMPACT SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM
* NEW FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE 2021: EBIT MARGIN: BETWEEN 9% AND
9.5%
* NEW FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE 2021: TOP LINE YOY GROWTH: UP LOW
TEENS
* SEES YEAR-END STORE COUNT: SLIGHTLY HIGHER VERSUS END 2020
(PREVIOUSLY: BROADLY STABLE)
* IN LINE WITH OUR OMNICHANNEL STRATEGY, MARKETPLACE IS
CURRENTLY
BEING TESTED IN 40 FRENCH STORES, WITH PROMISING RESULTS
* NEW FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE 2021: FREE CASH FLOW: MATERIALLY
ABOVE
ITS 2020 LEVEL
* NEW FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE 2021: YEAR-END STORE COUNT:
SLIGHTLY
HIGHER VERSUS END 2020
* WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO SELL DOWN OUR MODANI STAKE
FROM
70% TO 15%
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