Business is booming for Luxottica

During the first six months of 2015, Luxottica had solid growth in its reference markets supported by the performance of the brands in its portfolio.Turnover exceeded 2.5 billion euros (+22%), operating margin improved by 140 basis points and net income grew by 34%.In the first half of the year the Luxottica leadership (CEOs Adil Khan and Massimo Vian, e.d.) made important decisions aimed at supporting long-term profitable growth.The principal initiatives that were started included the further integration of Oakley, the strengthening of the organization in China, and the start of a price harmonization program. “We are confident and optimistic about the second half of the year.The results of the first seven months - with July supported by an excellent summer season – allow us to confirm the outlook for the whole of 2015”, commented Luxottica’s CEOs.(photo: Massimo Vian and Adil Khan, CEOs of Luxottica)