Munich, January 8, 2015 – According to preliminary figures, gross sales of Munich fashion group LUDWIG BECK (ISIN DE 0005199905) rose by € 0.6m to € 102.7m (previous year € 102.1m) in the 2014 fiscal year. That is a 0.5% gain in sales compared to the previous year. Textile retail had to accept a sales decrease of 3% for the past fiscal year (source: TextilWirtschaft). Holiday sales figures in December had a conciliatory effect for LUDWIG BECK. While, according to TextilWirtschaft, the textile retail sector recorded a 4% loss in sales for December, LUDWIG BECK was able to significantly increase sales and gained 8.2%.