Luxury stocks rally as China reopens, but consumers may shop ‘in-house’

A salesperson showing the limited edition launched by Emporio Armani to welcome the Year of the Tiger at a duty-free store in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, January 15, 2022. Zhou Huimin...

Luxury brands say China’s latest Covid wave whacked consumer demand

China’s retail sales plunged 11.1% in April from a year ago as Covid controls kept many people at home and malls closed. Pictured here is a luxury store in Shanghai on June 4, 2022, just a few d...