Athleticum raised its sales by 5.6 percent last year to 225.7 million Swiss francs (€175.6m-$239.6m) with an unchanged number of stores. Manor Group wants to stay with its 25 Athleticum sports stores in the near future while modernizing its department stores, some of which have impressive sports departments. Including other specialist stores for furniture and other items, the group's total revenues increased last year by 0.2 percent to more than CHF 3.3 billion (€2.6bn-$3.5bn), with growth of 0.1 percent on a comparable basis.