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From 1994 to 2007 we grew by an average of 37 % in sales and
42 % in operating result, 13 years in a row.
But why is history important? You are investing in the future?
That's right, and today New Wave Group is stronger and has
better opportunities than ever! We have Craft, where we do not
fear anyone, and challenge anyone. We have Cutter & Buck, we
have the United States and Canada with high growth, where we
made substantial investments which we are now beginning to
harvest. We have strong growth in Corporate* and in the promo
sales channel. We have a stronger balance sheet than ever and
historically a very low level of debt. At the same time, we have a
competent, active and hungry management who will deliver! So
why would the future be worse than history?
The fourth quarter
goes down in history
as the best so far for
New Wave Group.
My conviction is that we will continue to deliver growth in both
sales and results. But there will certainly be individual quarters
where the results will be lower than last year.
Our brands, our sales capacity, our delivery capacity, our products,
our motivation, our organization, our balance sheet - has never
been better, bigger or stronger.
Thank you to all of our customers, employees and shareholders!
Torsten Jansson, CEO
* The segment Corporate Promo has been renamed to Corporate.
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