Hugo Boss Ag S/Adr (BOSSY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Q2 2025 Results Conference Call and Live Webcast. I am Sandra, the Chorus Call Operator. I would like to remind you that all participants have been listened to and the conference has been recorded. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. You can register for questions at any time by pressing star and 1 on your telephone. For operator assistance, please press star and 0. The conference must not be recorded for publication or broadcast. At this time, it's my pleasure to hand over to Christian Stöhr, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, Sandra, and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Warm welcome to our second quarter 2025 results presentation. Hosting our conference call today is Yves Müller, CFO and COO of Hugo Boss. Before we begin, please be reminded that all growth rates related to revenue will be discussed on a currency-adjusted basis unless dated otherwise. To ensure a smooth and efficient Q&A session, we kindly ask you to limit your questions to two. And with that, let's get started. Yves, the floor is yours. Thank you, Christian, and a warm welcome from Metzingen, ladies and gentlemen. As outlined in our press release this morning at Sugar Boss, we delivered a solid second quarter performance with both sales and EBIT exceeding prior year levels. While this reflects encouraging progress compared to the first quarter, let me be upfront. The broader macroeconomic and industry environment remained challenging also in Q2. Global consumer sentiment continued to be subdued and store traffic remained under pressure in most markets. What fueled our progress in Q2 was, once again, the strength of our disciplined execution and our relentless focus on key levels within our controls. A...