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Strategy
and objectives
of the Selective Retailing
business group
Within their respective market
segments, our teams are working
to become the best partners to the
luxury brands that they promote
and sell throughout the world.
By cultivating their distinctive
features, our businesses continue
to make progress and add new
customers.
Factors that allow them to maintain
loyal customers and gain market
share include a dedication to serving
the needs of each customer segment,
whose culture and expectations are
sometimes different, a strong capac-
ity to innovate and adapt, as well as
an extremely demanding policy with
regard to the quality of their offer-
ing and service. By focusing on
perfecting their growth model and
improving the efficiency of their
organization, they are boosting their
competitiveness and continue to
improve profitability.
2004
3,276
REVENUE
EUR million
2005
3,648
2003
668
2004
690
2005
714
2004
238
PROFIT FROM RECURRING
OPERATIONS
EUR million
2005
347
2004
181
INVESTMENTS
EUR million
2005
135
PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATIVITY
50
LVMH 2005 SELECTIVE RETAILING
REVENUE
BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION
in %
France 24%
Rest of Europe 8%
United States 40%
Japan 3%
Rest of Asia 21%
Other markets 4%
NUMBER OF STORES