China’s prolonged recovery shadows luxury sector’s future

Sales updates from Europe’s big luxury brands have offered scant reassurance that Chinese demand for high-end fashion is recovering, leaving a cloud over the outlook for the industry.

Warning on Tuesday that its first half profit would drop steeply, Kering flagged low demand in Asia, and China in particular, in addition to its struggles to turn around star label Gucci. That sent its shares to six-year lows on Wednesday. Read more at Inside Retail

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