Inter Parfums, Inc. CEO Jean Madar cited the “robust” fragrance environment, strength of legacy brands, rapid ramp-up of new brands, effectiveness of advertising and promotional activity, and global distribution footprint as factors driving the firm’s 11% growth in second quarter sales to $342m. “Our three largest markets, North America, Western Europe and Asia/Pacific, grew sales by 5%, 11% and 5%, respectively,” while Central and South America sales grew at an “exceptional” 25%, reflecting a strong contribution from Lacoste fragrances, he notes in a 7 August earnings release.
The New York firm will be rolling out number of fragrance variations in the US in the back half of...





