Luxottica runs in the fourth quarter

class="contentheading" Luxottica runs in the fourth quarter

colspan="2" class="createdate"> Thursday, January 26, 2012 Luxottica closed the quarter with revenues up to approximately 1.5 billion euros, bringing the entire 2011 record levels of over 6.2 billion , and looks to 2012 as a year of great opportunities that can record results in further growth.

C ow to inform the Group in a note, "the fourth quarter of 2011 confirmed the growth trend of Luxottica highlighted throughout the year and in all geographic areas. The group was able to capture excellent results thanks to the strength of its brand portfolio, the goodness of the initiatives launched and an increasingly close relationship with customers and consumers. "

"The year 2011 was a particularly important year in the history of Luxottica," said Andrea Guerra, chief executive officer of the company eyewear. "On the one hand, we have turned fifty, the other we have laid the foundations for a stable and lasting growth in the future and the first data of 2012 confirm this, both in terms of turnover, both of backlog." "In the early days year we launched the brand collections Coach and the acceptance by customers has been extremely positive. In 2012, also will benefit from further measures carried out in 2011, which are the foundation of our future: we have made significant investments in America Latin America, where the chain Gmo has joined the group and where we launched the presence of Sunglass Hut in Mexico, we purchased Tecnol, the main player in the eyewear industry in a market, the Brazilian, who is one of the most significant opportunities globally in our industry. "

The results of 2011 will be reviewed by the Board February 28, 2012 and explained the next day starting at 9:30 during a presentation to the financial community to be held in Milan.