The optics group Fielmann recorded a decline in earnings in the third quarter. The bottom line was a profit of 36.3 million euros, after 58.8 million euros in the previous year, as the company announced on Thursday in Hamburg.
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had already published preliminary figures at the beginning of November and reported on a tense market environment, especially in Germany. In addition, higher salaries for employees and an unfavorable product mix had a negative impact. More sunglasses and contact lenses were sold compared to more profitable prescription glasses. These factors, higher advertising costs and declining consumer sentiment had already prompted Fielmann to significantly lower its earnings forecast for the current year. (dpa)
