CHAIRMAN'S LETTER
Shareholders,
in 2008, our Company once again posted excellent results: with record sales of Euro 5.2 billion and net income of around Euro 400 million, Luxottica continued to be a world leader, even in times as difficult as last year.
Credit for this goes above all to the undisputed force of our business model, based on integration between efficient manufacturing platforms, a brand portfolio of the very first order, a highly structured and extensive distribution system, a network of over 6,250 retail locations worldwide and, not least, the successful integration with Oakley, which has already begun, after only one year, to yield major synergies that demonstrate the soundness of the operation.
