Slowed slowdown at LVMH could symbolize luxury recovery
Luxury products group LVMH, which includes cosmetics businesses, has reported a slowdown in the fall in sales in third quarter 2009 – down 3% compared with 7% in the previous quarter. Sales in the first nine months of this year stabilised at around €11.9bn.
Luxury products group LVMH, which includes cosmetics businesses, has reported a slowdown in the fall in sales in third quarter 2009 – down 3% compared with 7% in the previous quarter. Sales in the first nine months of this year stabilised at around €11.9bn.
Meanwhile business consultancy Bain & Co is forecasting a recovery in the luxury products sector in 2010 with world market growth of 1% compared to about €153bn with a fall of 8% in 2009. Growth is expected to be sustained by demand from China and internet sales.