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Calida Group postpones share buyback programme

Swiss lingerie provider Calida Holding AG will not commence the buyback of its own shares for the time being. “The preparations for the share buyback programme are taking longer than expected,” the Sursee-based group explained in an ad hoc announcement on Monday. “The start of the announced public share buyback programme on March 9, 2026 must...

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Calida Group improves earnings in 2025 despite sales decline

Swiss lingerie group Calida suffered further sales losses in the 2025 financial year but made progress on its earnings. This was revealed in a business report published on Thursday by the parent company of the Calida, Aubade and Cosabella brands. CEO Thomas Stöcklin was generally satisfied with the results, given the “challenging market...

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Aubade restructures its sales organisation in France to accelerate its omnichannel strategy

Lingerie house Aubade, part of the Calida group, is undergoing a major structural transformation. Under the leadership of its managing director, Claire Masson, the company announced the creation of a centralised retail team on Thursday, January 8. This new entity merges the retail, space management and wholesale divisions to respond more...

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Calida H1 sales dip, profit rises due to Lafuma Mobilier sale

The Swiss lingerie group Calida Holding AG (Calida Group) suffered substantial sales losses in the first six months of the 2025 financial year. However, the sale of the outdoor furniture division, Lafuma Mobilier, resulted in a higher profit. In its half-year report published on Thursday, the group also emphasised its commitment to continuing...

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Irem Aydin promoted to general manager of Calida brand

Calida Group has promoted Irem Aydin as the new general manager of the traditional brand Calida from July 1, 2024. The company said in a statement that she will take over from Alexandra Helbling, who decided at the beginning of the year to seek a new professional challenge outside the Calida Group. “Thanks to Irem Aydin’s natural leadership as...

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Calida Group to appoint Felix Sulzberger as chairman, CEO Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart steps down

At the upcoming annual general meeting on April 19, 2023, Calida Holding AG will propose Felix Sulzberger, Allan Kellenberger, Thomas Stöcklin and Eric Sibbern for election to the board of directors. The company said in a release that also proposed for shareholder approval will be the re-election of current independent board members Laurence...

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Calida Group achieves strong sales growth in 2022

In 2022, Calida Group sales were 323.9 million Swiss francs, up 14.4 percent. When adjusted for currency effects, organic growth was 7.7 percent. At 155.5 million Swiss francs, the company said, Calida's share of group sales expanded by 5.5 percent, adjusted for currency effects. Sales grew at currency-adjusted double-digit rates for Aubade to...

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Calida Group reports H1 loss, sales down 14.6 percent

The Calida Group said that it looks back on a challenging first six months of 2020 since business was seriously impacted from March onwards by the coronavirus-related closures of all bricks-and-mortar shops and points of sale at important retail partners in Switzerland, Germany and France. While online business grew by 59.2 percent and the 22.5...

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Viktor & Rolf links with Calida to launch 100 percent compostable collection

Dutch luxury fashion house Viktor & Rolf has teamed up with Swiss premium underwear label Calida to launch a cradle-to-cradle collection which is 100 percent compostable. The capsule, called ‘We Want A Better World’, comprises underwear, pajamas and t-shirts for both women and men, and is inspired by the free-spirited and eco-conscious Woodstock...

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Calida posts rise in full year sales

Adjusted for exchange rate effects, the Calida Group said, consolidated net sales increased year on year by 1.7 percent to 404.3 million Swiss francs (427.8 million dollars) in 2019. The company added that in the reporting year, 50.9 million Swiss francs (53.8 million dollars) of the sales were generated by the group as a whole, corresponding to...

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Calida sells its trademark Eider to Korean group

Calida Group has announced that it has received a binding offer from the Korean K2 Group to sell its trademark Eider, subject to a works council consultation process in France. Eider is one of the three brands of the Millet Mountain Group, a fully owned subsidiary of Calida affiliate Lafuma Group. Commenting on the development, Reiner Pichler,...