1.   In recent income reports, the company has warned of flagging perfume sales.

2.   Leroy said perfume sales were little changed because there were no major new products during the half.

3.   LMVH wants to buy DFS to gain control of key outlets for its products in airports and big cities at a time when its perfume sales are declining.

4.   Of the U.S. would allow the French company to better control the distribution of its products at a time when its perfume sales are slumping.

5.   Perfume sales have been declining for other companies, too.

6.   She readily gave her opinions on everything from fashion shows to models to certain luxury-goods chains that make most of their profits via perfume sales.

7.   The purchase would give LVMH control of key outlets for its products in airports and big cities at a time when its perfume sales are declining.