Go Sport: sales down -4.6% in 2013 to €641.9m

The Go Sport company posted a turnover of €641.9m in 2013, down 4.6% compared to 2012 (€675.6m), the brand reported on 14/02/2014. The net result of the company amounted to -€17.3m, an increase compared to 2012 (-€21.9m).

Net debt fell by €16.1m over the year, due to "significant efforts with suppliers." The group holds a debt of €85.7m. The gross margin amounted to €259.2m in 2013, representing a decrease of 7% compared to 2012 (€277.6m) due to the decline in sales.

Go Sport France turnover is down 7.6%, reported the global brand. It fell from €449.7m in 2012 to €413.5m in 2013. Go Sport Poland remained stable (€52.7m in 2012 to €52.3m in 2013). The Courir brand was the only one to progress: from €166m to €168.3m.

Go Sport will be a partner of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) until the end of the 2013-14 season.

• The sporting goods distributor has set the goal of getting "back to the basics of commerce" for Go Sport France.
• In 2014, this should result in strengthened international brands, focusing on the creation of a promotional plan, the conferal of greater autonomy to store…