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Last year, the family-owned group achieved a turnover of 245.9 million euros<\/strong>, up 10%<\/strong> at current exchange rates.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And this despite a year 2021 “still disrupted by the health context and administrative closures”. Its two divisions are growing: the group owns 9 perfume and cosmetics brands (Carven, Bogart, Ted Lapidus, Neo Cologne, April, M\u00e9thode Jeanne Piaubert,\u00a0Stendhal, Close<\/strong>\u2026…) or under licence (Chevignon<\/strong>…) and a network of own shops under the April<\/strong> banner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The net result, share of Bogart<\/strong>, which integrated 38 Nocib\u00e9 shops<\/strong> last October, did indeed contract sharply (-68%) to 0.7 million euros<\/strong>. But its Ebitda itself grew by +4.1% to 38.4 million euros<\/strong>. And its financial situation, “very healthy and solid And its financial situation, “very healthy and solid”,<\/em> with a still high level of cash (93.2 million euros<\/strong> at the end of 2021<\/strong> compared to 88.3 million euros<\/strong> a year earlier), allows it to remain “attentive to opportunities in 2022<\/strong> to continue to develop its market share in Europe”<\/em>. Its cash flow was \u20ac32.6m<\/strong> at the end of 2021 compared to \u20ac34.7m<\/strong> at the end of 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2022, the group has already made its move: in January, it acquired Fann<\/strong>, the leading Slovakian selective beauty retailer, with its 68 points of sale<\/strong>. This will further expand its own portfolio of more than 400<\/strong> April-branded selective perfumeries<\/strong> worldwide (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France<\/strong>,\u00a0Israel and Dubai<\/strong>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last year, the acquisition of Nocib\u00e9 shops enabled Bogart to more than double its French network to around 70 outlets<\/strong>. Prior to that, Bogart had already acquired the German group HC Parf\u00fcmerie<\/strong> and its network of 87 shops<\/strong> (in 2016), Distriplus, the leading retailer in Belgium with a network of 200 outlets<\/strong> (2018), and 18 selective perfumeries<\/strong> in Luxembourg belonging to the Milady Parfumerie<\/strong> network (2019).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The sounds of the boot in Eastern Europe do not disturb Bogart’s dynamics and ambition. The group announces a “favorable start to the 2022 financial year”<\/em>. And it explains that the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is “very low”<\/em> at the group level, as this zone only accounts for 0.6% of its consolidated turnover. Bogart also has “no industrial or commercial presence in these geographical areas”.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n