BUSINESS: Financial GrandVision NV Reports 4.1 Percent Comparable Growth for the Full Year and Q4 2015 By Staff Friday, January 22, 2016 12:23 AM SCHIPOL,The Netherlands—GrandVision NV (EURONEXT: GVNV), has reported that the Group’s overall comparable sales growth was 4.1 percent, based on constant exchange rates, for the full year and fourth quarter 2015. This includes a 4.1 percent growth in the G4 segment, 3.2 percent throughout what it calls “Other Europe” and 6.6 percent in the Americas and Asia.In Q4 fiscal 2015, comparable growth reached 2.2 percent following growth of 6.2 percent in the prior year’s Q4. The G4 segment achieved 3.0 percent comparable growth with a consistent performance across all markets. Other Europe recorded a decline of 0.7 percent, mainly due to a slowdown in Italy and Northern Europe, the company said. In the Americas & Asia segment, comparable growth was 5.6 percent as high single digit growth in Latin America was partially reduced by a mid-single digit decline in Russia.The figures are unaudited. GrandVision will report the its full year and Q4 results on March 16. The company noted that the Americas & Asia segment includes the U.S as of Dec. 1, 2015. Comparable growth for the U.S. will be included after its first full calendar year of consolidation. GrandVision operates leading optical retail banners and operations, doing business in over 6,000 stores in 44 countries across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.As VMail has previously reported, GrandVision completed its acquisition of the For Eyes Optical retail chain in the U.S. in December.