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LVMH CEO says Japan impact on sales limited

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Reuters
Published
Mar 31, 2011

March 31 - French luxury group LVMH expects only a limited impact on sales following the disaster in Japan, Chief Executive Bernard Arnault told the company's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.

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Opening ceremony of Bulgari's new flagship store in Tokyo's fashion district Ginza, Japan. LVMH, the world‘s biggest luxury goods maker, acquired a majority stake of the Italian jeweller earlier in March

"The impact should be quite limited, despite everything," Arnault said.

Japan represents 9 percent of group sales, the CEO said, adding that sales had been affected only in the east and the north of the country.

(Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; Editing by Christian Plumb)

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