FRANCE: Christian Dior Profit Soars To 637m Euros
The holding company of luxury goods giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, Christian Dior SA, on Thursday revealed its 2002 net profit rocketed to 637 million euros from three million euros in 2001. The firm, which includes the Dior couture house plus all of LVMH's businesses, said in a statement operating profit soared 31 per cent year-on-year to 2.034 billion euros on the back of five per cent climb in sales to 13.168 billion euros.