LVMH sales
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Fragrance and cosmetics sales jumped more than 22% to approximately $856.6 mil. in the first half, the company announces July 11. Givenchy's Oblique Play, Fast Forward and Rewind has had "great success" in Europe; the women's scent is coming to the U.S. in September. Givenchy's Indecence, Kenzo's Time for Peace and Christian Dior's j'adore continued to perform well, as well as the recently acquired niche beauty businesses, which include Bliss, BeneFit, Hard Candy and Urban Decay, LVMH says. In the U.S., LVMH's beauty business sales increased over 40%. Consolidated sales grew more than 40% to roughly $4.78 bil