Thursday 30 July 2009

Spirits Have Lowered Considerably At LVMH – 30/7/09

Alcohol and timepieces have let the team down at LVMH, according to a Bloomberg article.


LVMH reported that “wines, jewellery and watches sold by third parties suffered massive destocking, offsetting gains by Louis Vuitton fashions.”


According to Bloomberg, LVMH’s second-quarter sales of watches and jewellery, which account for around 5 percent of total revenue, dropped 6.8 percent, while the fashion and leather-goods unit rose 5.3 percent. These earnings were published by LVMH after they were leaked to the market.

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