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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