Sales of high-end apparel, footwear and handbags are expected to drop 2% to 358 billion euros ($412 billion) this year from 364 billion euros in 2024, Bain said in its semiannual market update for the Altagamma association of Italian luxury producers.
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“Still, to be positive in a difficult moment - with three wars, economies slowing down, inequality at a maximum ever - it’s not a market in collapse,’’ said Bain partner and co-author of the study Claudia D’Arpizio.
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