DGAP-News: Hawesko Holding AG / Key word(s): Change in Forecast 
Hawesko Holding AG: Hawesko before record result - online boom in the 
Christmas business exceeds high expectations 
 
2020-12-15 / 08:20 
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*Hawesko before record result - online boom in the Christmas business 
exceeds high expectations* 
 
Hamburg, 15 December 2020 - The wine trading group Hawesko Holding AG is 
benefiting from exceptionally strong online demand during the Christmas 
business and, following a further increase in forecasts, is expecting record 
sales and earnings in 2020. 
 
The Management Board of Europe's largest wine trading group expects an 
operating profit of between &euro 39 and &euro 42 million, which is above 
the figure of &euro 33 million already raised at the beginning of November 
and clearly exceeds the previous year's figure of &euro 29.1 million. 
 
The COVID-19-related strong growth trend in the B2C segments Retail and 
E-Commerce is also unbroken during the Christmas business. This more than 
compensates for the decline in B2B-sales to the restaurant and hotel 
industry, which was also caused by the circumstances of the COVID-19 
pandemic. The Management Board of Hawesko Holding AG therefore expects that 
the annual sales of Hawesko Group with its subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, 
Switzerland and Sweden will exceed &euro 600 million in 2020 for the first 
time (2019: &euro 556 million). 
 
"We benefit from a very dynamic online business. This trend, which has 
already been observed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, has 
significantly intensified in the current Christmas business", said 
HAWESKO-CEO Thorsten Hermelink. "This pleasing development is the result of 
our comprehensive wine knowledge and unerring feeling for customer wishes as 
well as the successful combination of stationary and online trade. Our 
customers' confidence in our product range and our high-performance 
logistics is an incentive for us, especially in these difficult times for 
many people, to further consolidate our position as Europe's leading wine 
trading group next year". 
 
The Group will publish preliminary key figures for the 2020 financial year 
at the beginning of February. 
 
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The Hawesko Group is a leading supplier of premium wines and champagnes. In 
fiscal year 2019, the Group employed 1,200 persons in the company's three 
sales channels: Retail (_Jacques' Wein-Depot_), B2B and E-commerce 
(particularly _HAWESKO_ and _Vinos_). The shares of Hawesko Holding AG are 
listed on the Hanseatic Stock Exchange in Hamburg as well as in the Prime 
Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 
 
Publisher: 
 
Hawesko Holding AG 
Elbkaihaus 
Große Elbstraße 145d 
22767 Hamburg 
 
Internet: hawesko-holding.com (Corporate Information) 
hawesko.de (Online-Shop) 
jacques.de (Locations and online offer of _Jacques' Wein-Depot_) 
vinos.de (Spanish wines) 
wirwinzer.de (German wines directly from the producer) 
weinco.at (Online-Shop) 
 
Press and Investor Relations Contact: 
 
Phone: +49 (0) 40 30 39 21 00 
E-Mail: ir@hawesko-holding.com 
 
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Language:    English 
Company:     Hawesko Holding AG 
             Große Elbstraße 145 d 
             22767 Hamburg 
             Germany 
Phone:       +49 40 30 39 2100 
Fax:         +49 40 30 39 2105 
E-mail:      ir@hawesko-holding.com 
Internet:    www.hawesko-holding.com 
ISIN:        DE0006042708 
WKN:         604270 
Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; 
             Regulated Unofficial Market in Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID: 1155145 
 
End of News DGAP News Service 
 
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