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2012 – A year of transformation

May 17, 2013 - Nuremberg. At today’s fifth Annual General Meeting of GfK SE, a minimum of 99.6 percent of the shareholders of GfK SE voted in favor of the resolutions proposed by the Supervisory Board and the Management Board. More than 200 shareholders and proxies, representing 81.4 percent of all shares, attended the Annual General Meeting. more >>

GfK optimistic for 2013 as a whole after subdued first quarter of the year

May 15, 2013 - Nuremberg. The GfK Group has closed the first quarter of financial year 2013, recording sales growth while income was down year-on-year. Sales rose by 0.8 percent to €347.9 million. Both the Consumer Experiences and Consumer Choices sectors contributed to the sales increase. A sharp rise was recorded in the Asia and the Pacific and Central Eastern Europe/META regions. Adjusted operating income decreased by €10.6 million to €23.0 million compared with the previous year’s quarter. Accordingly, the margin of 6.6 percent was below the level achieved in the same quarter of the previous year (9.7 percent). Following the subdued start in the first two months of 2013, income and the order situation improved considerably in March. GfK confirms its targets for the year as a whole. more >>

GfK confirms outlook for 2013 – Q1 income does not match previous year’s level

May 10, 2013 - Nuremberg. According to preliminary figures, GfK increased sales by almost 1 percent year-on-year to €348 million in the first quarter of 2013. Organic growth was 0.6 percent. Adjusted operating income of around €23 million (previous year: €33.5 million) and the margin of 6.6 percent (previous year: 9.7 percent) did not match the strong results for the first quarter of 2012. Business development in March this year was considerably more positive. GfK confirms its targets for the year as a whole. more >>

GfK increases its presence in the world’s largest market research countries

May 02, 2013 - Nuremberg. GfK has further expanded its network in the world’s three largest market research countries – the USA, Germany and the UK. In the Consumer Choices sector, shares were increased to 100 percent in subsidiaries GfK Etilize, media control GfK International and GfK UK Entertainments. more >>

Consumer climate defies economic headwinds

April 30, 2013 - Nuremberg. The consumer mood in Germany in April is extremely robust despite the strengthening economic headwinds. Both income expectations and willingness to buy edged marginally higher. In contrast, economic expectations fell slightly for the first time this year. Following a revised figure of 6.0 points in April, the overall indicator is forecasting a value of 6.2 points for May. more >>

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