Christian Dior Couture posts impressive double-digit growth for first-quarter

According to the quarterly results recently published by the LVMH group, Christian Dior Couture, which operates the Christian Dior brand, saw a strong growth in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Christian Dior Haute Couture at Paris Fashion Week (photo by Pixel Formula)

The subsidiary company of the Christian Dior group registered a 22% turnover increase at current rate and 19% at constant rate, reaching 221 million euros. Christian Dior Couture pointed out to a particular growth in retail activity, +28% at current rate and +24% at constant rate. “All regions registered double-digit growths: Europe, America and even Asia, despite the recent events in Japan”, the group commented.