Luxury Woes: Richemont, Swatch, Burberry Face Slowing China Demand

From Bloomberg Markets and Finance.

It’s been a bad week for luxury amid a China-led slowdown for Swiss watchmakers and other luxury companies. On Monday, Swatch fell the most in four years as profit fell 70% while Burberry replaced its CEO and issued a profit warning. On Tuesday, Richemont met analysts’ sales estimates in the first quarter but sales in China fell. Bloomberg Opinion’s Andrea Felsted has the latest. Her views are her own.

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