Stämpfli Group: Further increase in sales in 2013
After a successful previous year in a difficult environment, the Stämpfli Group recorded a stable year in 2013 with an increase in turnover of 0.4 percent. Group turnover amounted to CHF 63.726 million.
Stämpfli Verlag's business developed even more strongly in the direction of digital media. This is particularly evident in an increase in sales of over 20 percent on the online legal information platform Swisslex, in which the publishing house holds a one-third stake. According to the press release, the publishing house also got off to a successful start with the new Stämpfli Buchhandlung webshop, which was launched in the middle of the year. The non-fiction sector also closed the year with a pleasing 15 percent increase in sales compared to the previous year, with the authorized biography of former Federal Councillor Elisabeth Kopp being the publishing highlight.
In the 2013 financial year, Stämpfli Publications won a number of important contracts and secured them for the long term. For example, Stämpfli is now responsible for an extensive part of the publication process chain for Depuy Synthes of the Johnson & Johnson Group. Stämpfli attributes the growth of around eight percent above the market to the strategy adopted in the mid-1990s of not only printing, but also offering all services for corporate, association and product communication. This broad range of services and products extends from communication concepts to the logistics of printed publications and the online placement and hosting of Internet solutions and mobile applications.
The 2013 annual report can be under this link (PDF) can be downloaded.
