PADUA, Italy—Safilo Group S.p.A. (SFLG.MI) has announced second quarter (Q2) and first half (H1) financial results, demonstrating improvement in H1 gross margins as well as North American eyewear performance, but with net sales down in both Q2 and H1. The first half of 2024 closed with net sales of €532.0 million, down 2.4 percent at constant exchange rates and 3.3 percent at current exchange rates compared with €550.1 million recorded in H1 2023, the company noted. In Q2 2024, Safilo's net sales amounted to €254.8 million, down 3.1 percent both at constant and current exchange rates compared with €263.0 million recorded in Q2 2023. Read More