MILAN— Luxottica Group (NYSE: LUX) reported net sales growth in the second quarter ending June 30, 2015, to €2,501 million, up 6.6 percent at constant exchange rates when compared to the €2,060 million generated during the same period of 2014, according to the company’s financial results released Monday, July 27, 2015. This represents a record level of sales during a single quarter for the company. Net income for the second quarter was €314 million, up 34 percent from the same period in 2014.

Net sales for the first half of 2015 were €4,752 million, up 6.9 percent at constant exchange rates when compared with net sales of €3,902 million during the first half of 2014. Net income for the first half of 2015 was €525 million, up 33.7 percent from the same period in 2014.

The company’s wholesale division generated sales of €1,068 million for the second quarter of 2015, up 6.1 percent at constant exchange rates when compared with the €935 million in wholesale sales during the second quarter of 2014. The retail division was up 7.1 percent at constant exchange rates for the second quarter of 2015, reaching sales of €1,433 million in Q2 2015 compared with sales of €1,125 during the second quarter of 2014.

Strength from both the wholesale and retail segments fueled North American growth of 6 percent in U.S. dollars for the second quarter of 2015. The retail division’s healthy growth in North America reflected LensCrafters’ accelerating comparable store sales, up 6.4 percent during the second quarter of 2015. Sunglass Hut stores were up 7 percent with comparable store sales up 2.5 percent. North American e-commerce sales were up 45 percent for the period.

The company explained during a conference call to investors on Monday that it is in the midst of a two-phase plan to increase LensCrafters sales. Phase one, currently being implemented, is focusing on service by improving associates, conversion rates, doctor recommendations, and the in-store experience. “We are encouraged in discovering that the component we can get from service is even bigger than we thought, and we are going to focus on that for the rest of the year,” a company spokesperson said during the call, referring to the fact that comparable store sales are up by more than the 4 percent that was expected from the first phase. The second phase will consist of a store redesign, which will start with test stores in the second half of this year and continue with redesigned stores starting to roll out in 2016.

Also during the second quarter, the integration of Oakley’s operations into Luxottica continued with a target for completion by year-end.

Internationally, swings in currency rates over the past few months have encouraged the company to deploy a global price harmonization program in order to address price differences among markets, particularly in Asia when compared to Europe. During Monday’s conference call, a company spokesperson said that it is “using the favorable moment for more pricing uniformity across the world, aiming for a global list price.”

Sales in Europe continued to accelerate in the second quarter of 2015, up by 9.1 percent at current exchange rates, with Germany, the U.K., and Nordic and Eastern countries contributing to the wholesale division’s performance in Europe. Within the retail segment, Sunglass Hut enjoyed double-digit comparable store sales driven by continental Europe.

Strong growth continued in the Asia-Pacific region, with sales up by 18.2 percent at current exchange rates, boosted by particularly strong performance in China (+48 percent) and India (+34 percent). In Latin America, sales grew by 13.8 percent at current exchange rates, driven by the retail division’s strong comparable store sales and solid growth in Brazil for both wholesale and retail. The wholesale division’s expansion in Latin America continued with the opening of new subsidiaries in Bogota, Colombia, and the capital of Chile, Santiago de Chile. There are now five wholesale subsidiaries serving the Latin American markets.