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Luxury Brands Slash Prices to Entice Middle-Income Buyers

July 21, 2024
Luxury Brands and Retailers Rethink Strategy Amid Economic Challenges
Retail // July 10, 2024

With the high cost of maintaining a luxury brand, key players are making major decisions, changing the way they operate to navigate the current challenging economic climate. Luxury brand Burberry, for instance, is gearing up to cut hundreds of jobs amid ongoing financial challenges, per...

Report: Luxury Brands Offer ‘Unprecedented’ Discounts in China Amid Economic Slowdown
Retail // June 14, 2024

Luxury brands in China are reportedly resorting to “unprecedented” discounts to sell unsold inventory and entice cautious Chinese consumers. The price cuts reflect growing concerns over a slowdown in spending among local shoppers, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 14). Balenciaga, a part of French luxury conglomerate...

Richemont’s Sales Soar on Strong Demand in China and Japan
Retail // January 19, 2024

Inflation-pressured consumers tend to cut back on their luxury purchases.  At least, that’s what PYMNTS Intelligence data has found. However, the demand for Richemont’s jewelry brands like Cartier and Van Cleef tells a different story, with the company experiencing a bump during the most recent...

Is the Luxury Slowdown Normalization or Inflation? 
Retail // January 16, 2024

There was a time last year when we heard luxury retailers say that the slowdown they were experiencing was a sign of “normalization,” but now they are warning that profits are continuing down. So, is this truly “normalization” or just inflation at its finest?  Read...

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Luxury Brands Slash Prices to Entice Middle-Income Buyers

July 21, 2024
Luxury brands have begun lowering their prices to win back middle-income shoppers. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 21), this move — by companies such as Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent — is aimed at enticing the 330 million people who spend less than $2,180 per year on high-end clothing, handbags and […]

Report: Luxury Brands Offer ‘Unprecedented’ Discounts in China Amid Economic Slowdown

June 14, 2024
Luxury brands in China are reportedly resorting to “unprecedented” discounts to sell unsold inventory and entice cautious Chinese consumers. The price cuts reflect growing concerns over a slowdown in spending...

Apple Retail Veteran Angela Ahrendts Joins Kardashian’s Private Equity Firm SKKY

August 07, 2023
Private equity firm SKKY Partners has added former Apple Retail executive Angela Ahrendts as senior operating adviser. Ahrendts will work with SKKY Partners founders Kim Kardashian and Jay Sammons and the team to identify and evaluate...

Burberry and Richemont Look to Reopened China After 25% Sales Drop

January 18, 2023
After a COVID-inspired sales drop, luxury brands Burberry and Richemont see hope in China’s reopening. The country last week lifted some of its pandemic restrictions, offering a balm to retailers...