Cost-cutting offsets yen effect at DFS
Emily Pacey
14-Sep-2006
INTERNATIONAL. LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton has reported a 24% increase in profits at its Selective Retailing division in the first six months of the year, with DFS Group overcoming a decline in the value of the yen through "rigorous cost control" and growing its Asian customer base. The Selective Retailing division includes DFS and beauty chain Sephora
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Although revenue growth in Selective Retailing slowed by 1% in the first half of 2006 compared with the same period last year, profit from recurring operations grew by 13%, taking
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(6-Sep-2006) - LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton reports a 24% increase in profits at its Selective Retailing division, with DFS overcoming a decline in the value of the yen through rigorous cost control and growing its Asian customer base
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