Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Bulgari’s Down But Not Out – 4/8/09

Despite Bulgari recently reporting that their second-quarter sales were down 20.5 percent versus last year, there have been vast improvements since the first quarter.


Bulgari’s Chief Executive, Francesco Trapani, said in a Reuters article, he expects “a continuous improvement” in the upcoming months.


Although Bulgari's retail sales have started to increase, their wholesale business seems to be their Achilles heel, leading to overstocks in timepieces. This mirrors what is happening at LVMH SA, who announced their second-quarter figures last week (see the MO Down for 30/7).
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