Playmobil defends its market share / Growth abroad/Sales of flower pot systems double

摘要

Compared with record results in anniversary year 2004,geo-bra Brandstatter (Zirndorf / Germany; www.playmobil.com),which manufactures and sells toys under the trademark "Playmobil",posted only slightly sales growth in 2005 to EUR 361m.However,the showing can be regarded a positive,in view of the economic weakness of this segment.While foreign business rose by 4% to account for 59% of the total,sales of the well-known plastic figures and games in Germany declined 5%.