Sluggish high-end furniture market impacts French firm

French furnishings firm Roche Bobois SA has reported a decline in sales and profit but delivered “resilient” results.

According to its full year trading update ended 31 December 2025, total sales were down 2.8% to €402.5m from €414m in 2024.

EBITDA resulted at €71.2m, down from €74.4m, with net income at €10.2m, declining from €15.8m year-on-year.

“The Group demonstrated solid resilience throughout the year,” it said. “In a sluggish high-end furniture market, the Group remained agile in managing its operating expenses, leveraging the flexibility of its business model to mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations (EUR/USD exchange rate) and the implementation of customs duties in the United States, the Group’s largest contributor in terms of revenue and EBITDA.”

Looking ahead, the Group is entering the beginning of 2026 with a cautious approach, given the current geopolitical environment, which is weighing on consumer demand, as well as continued unfavourable currency effects.

Roche Bobois also reiterated its plan to open a new directly operated store in Aix-en-Provence (France), as well as confirming its continued expansion in Luxembourg, and a new location in Porto (Portugal).

At the same time, the Group plans to relocate two directly operated Roche Bobois stores to more premium locations, in Reims (France) and Atlanta (United States). Finally, the Group will continue its pace of opening five to 10 franchise stores per year.

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