{
  "id": 122080,
  "title": "Fashion retailer: Zalando with figures below expectations – stock loses almost 18 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/modehandler-zalando-mit-zahlen-unter-erwartungen-aktie-verliert-fast",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:06:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/zalando-modehaendlermit-zahlen-unter-erwartungen/100244857.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Frankfurt. Disappointing figures and a cautious outlook threaten a historic slump in Zalando's share price. Europe's largest online fashion retailer missed market expectations with its quarterly results on Tuesday and also expressed more restraint about the prospects for the full year. In response, Zalando's shares plummeted by up to 18 percent and were heading for a record daily loss. According to experts, profit-taking contributed to the price crash. The update on targets was not surprising, said one stock market trader. However, after the strong run in recent months, some investors still got out. Since the publication of the previous quarterly results, Zalando's shares have risen by around 40 percent, almost seven times as much as the Dax. The increase in the gross merchandise volume (GMV) traded on the platform and the group's revenue is expected to be at the lower end of the targeted range of 12 to 17 percent, Zalando announced. The company narrowed its forecast for operating profit to 680-720 million from previously 660-740 million euros. \"The specification of the annual forecast reflects the results of the first half-year and no changed expectations for the rest of the year,\" it said in the press release.",
  "summary": "The online fashion retailer earned less than expected in the second quarter. The costs of integrating About You are a burden. The stock loses almost 18 percent after the start of trading.",
  "key_points": [
    "Zalando misses market expectations with earnings report",
    "Shares plummet by up to 18%, record daily loss",
    "Refinement of annual outlook reflects H1 results"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}