Jumbo S.A.
Jumbo toy containers stranded at ports
Greek retailer Jumbo said on Tuesday thousands of containers filled with toys it ordered months before Christmas remain stuck in ports around the world as warehouses in Greece are overwhelmed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
A Greek website said Jumbo had about 6,000 containers stuck on cargo ships.
A company official told Reuters the "figure is impressive, but it's real."
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ATHEX: Index climbs 12.3 percent in one week
The bourse ended the trading week on Thursday with a mixed session - after some early gains - that concluded with losses for the benchmark and mid-caps slide while blue chips and a large number of other stocks headed higher.
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Greek retailer Jumbo ups dividend payout by 20 pct
Greek retailer Jumbo said on Tuesday it increased its dividend payout by 20 percent for its fiscal year that ended in June and will continue doing so for the next two years.
Jumbo will pay a total dividend of 0.47 euros a share for the 12 months to end-June, up from 0.39 euros in the respective period a year ago.
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Jumbo says has no connection with former executive's alleged illegal activities
Greece's biggest toy retailer Jumbo said on Wednesday that its deputy vice-chairman has resigned and that the retailer has no knowledge or involvement in alleged irregular activities of the executive in a private capacity.
Jumbo eyes bond to fund foreign expansion
Jumbo, Greece's biggest listed retailer, is considering issuing a convertible bond to raise up to 250 million euros to finance foreign expansion.
Despite seven years of austerity in Greece, Jumbo has fared well thanks to its low-cost products and rapid growth in its operations in Romania and Bulgaria.
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Greek retailer Jumbo six-month profit up 12 pct on strong foreign growth
Greece's biggest listed toy retailer, posted on Tuesday a 12 percent rise in net profit for the six months to December last year, thanks to a double-digit percentage growth in Bulgaria and Romania.
Net profit for the six-months came in at 81.4 million euros, up from 72.5 million euros in the year ago period.
Greece's Jumbo says first-half sales up 7.7 pct
Greece's biggest toy retailer Jumbo said on Thursday that sales for the fiscal first half to Dec. 2014 rose 7.7 percent thanks to strong growth outside its home market.
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Greek toy retailer Jumbo's sales beat target
Greeces largest toy seller Jumbo saw an 8 percent rise in sales for its fiscal year, helped by a robust performance in Cyprus and Bulgaria, the company said on Tuesday.
The rise beat Jumbos guidance for annual sales growth of 4-6 percent, the company said in a corporate update.
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Greek toy retailer Jumbo's profits jump
Greeces largest toy seller, Jumbo, on Monday reported a 44 percent rise in net profit for the nine months to March, helped by the absence of a one-off impairment in Cyprus that affected the comparable figure from the year before.
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