LVMH profits soar but Vuitton profits flat

17/09/2004

French luxury goods firm, LVMH, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has reported a 49% jump in profits for the first half of 2004. Profits for the group reached €396 million ($486 million) compared with €265 million for the same period in 2003.

Although results across the group beat expectations, not all sectors fared equally well, with Louis Vuitton producing flat results.

 

On a more positive note, Louis Vuitton has opened a new store at the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers in Mumbai. The opening of the second store in India coincided with the firm’s 150th anniversary. Louis Vuitton spokesperson Prasanna Bhaskar said that the company sees Indians as becoming “big shoppers” over the next ten years, both domestically and internationally.