German online fashion e-tailer Zalando saw its gross merchandise volumes (GMV) rising in Q2, it said on Tuesday, when it also raised its full-year guidance to include newly acquired About You.

It’s working to grab an even bigger share of the €450 billion European online fashion sector and in Q2, GMV rose 5% to €4.1 billion, with revenue up by 7.3% to €2.8 billion. And adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted EBIT) reached €186 million after €172 million a year earlier, with a “stable” profit margin of 6.5%.

The company said its Business-to-Consumer (B2C) ops saw a 6.1% “surge” in the number of active customers, reaching a new high of 52.9 million. This resulted in a 6.8% rise in B2C revenues to €2.6 billion and an adjusted EBIT of €174 million, an improvement of €9 million

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