PagesJaunes Groupe: revenues up 4.6% and GOM up 8.7% in first half of 2008

The consolidated revenues of PagesJaunes Groupe amounted to E550.9 million in the first half of 2008, a rise of 4.6% compared to 2007, against the background of a marked economic slowdown in Spain and a more moderate slowdown in France.The consolidated Internet revenues of PagesJaunes Groupe rose 23.1% in the first half of 2008, in line with the target of growth of over 25% in the full year. Internet revenues consequently made up 40.4% of the consolidated revenues of PagesJaunes Groupe, in line with the Group´s full-year target. In June 2008, the Internet sites of PagesJaunes Groupe as a whole (pagesjaunes.fr, mappy.com and annoncesjaunes.fr) ranked fifth among the most visited Internet sites in France, with 13.9 million unique visitors, representing a reach rate of 48.2% of the total number of Internet users in France (1).... [read full story]