Luxury goods

LVMH's fashion sales fall while beauty retail grows: a split market for buyers

LVMH's Q3 figures show fashion and leather goods weakening while selective retailing expands. The contrast matters more to buyers than a single luxury-market headline.

Luxury brands facing a challenge: the rise of arbitrage

The disparity in designer goods' prices between Europe and China has led to a surge in resellers profiting from this gap.

Online trade of second-hand luxury goods making billions

Luxury brands might not like it but there is not much they can do to stop the thriving online second-hand market.

Louis Vuitton still reading the Chinese market

After Covid-19 lockdown, China now plays a larger role than ever in the success or failure of luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton.