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Calida Group: Aubade appoints Anne Gilbert as head of human resources

The French lingerie brand Aubade has made a key appointment. On Thursday, the company, which is part of the Swiss textile group Calida Group, announced the appointment of Anne Gilbert as head of human resources. “With 17 years of experience in the luxury and retail industry, Anne Gilbert has extensive expertise in HR strategy; organisational...

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Calida Group sells Cosabella to focus on core brands

Swiss company Calida Group is selling its US lingerie brand Cosabella to the New York-based Crown Brands Group. The sale was made as part of an asset purchase agreement concluded on July 23, 2026. The purchase price of the transaction was not disclosed. The Swiss lingerie company aims to simplify its brand portfolio and focus on its core brands,...

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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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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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Calida to focus on lingerie business, plans sale of Millet Mountain Group

To concentrate on its core business of underwear and lingerie with a targeted brand portfolio, the Calida Group has decided to sell Millet Mountain Group division with the Millet and Lafuma brands. Commenting on the development, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, chairman of the of Calida Group board said: “The scheduled sale of Millet Mountain Group is...

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Calida Group acquires 98 percent share capital of Lafuma

As announced in September this year, the public buy-out tender offer by Calida Holding AG with subsequent squeeze-out resulted in 4.5 percent of Lafuma SA shares being tendered, which takes the former’s holding in Lafuma to 98 percent. The company said in a statement that any Lafuma shares not tendered in the public tender offer between 13 and...

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Calida Group appoints Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as new CEO

The board of directors of Calida Holding AG has appointed Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as CEO of the Calida Group. The 48-year-old executive, the company said in a statement, will succeed Reiner Pichler in the first half of 2021, who will continue to run the group until his replacement arrives. Commenting on the new appointment, Hans-Kristian...

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Calida Group CEO Reiner Pichler decides to step down

Reiner Pichler, CEO of Calida Group, is stepping down. The company said in a statement that he intends to devote his time to new tasks that will allow him a more flexible organization of work without requiring a full-time presence. Commenting on Pichler’s decision, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Chairman of the company’s board of directors said: “We...

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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,...

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Calida Group records strong growth in 2018

The Calida Group recorded consolidated net sales increase in the reporting year of 7.6 percent from to 409.5 million Swiss francs (410 million dollars), while adjusted for exchange rate effects, the increase came to 4.1 percent. Net income increased 5.3 percent on the prior year to 17.8 million Swiss francs (17.8 million dollars). The company...