Lagardere reported fourth quarter and full-year year results Thursday. For the quarter, sales at Lagardere Publishing were €677 million, up from €645 million. For the year, publishing sales were €2.384 billion, up €132 million from €2.252 billion last year, up 2.8 percent, like for like, and company attributed the growth to “a good performance in Education – particularly in France and Spain, the success of the new Asterix album, and sustained growth in Partworks and Mobile Games.” Annual revenue rose in France, but US sales were down 1 percent for the year, and UK sales were down 1.4 percent. E-books accounted […]
