Tourism

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What Luxury Can Do About the Tourism Crisis

20 July 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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What Luxury Can Do About the Tourism Crisis

The luxury business will feel the permanent effects of this unprecedented break in travel. In order to capture lost sales, the industry will need to evolve by rethinking marketing and distribution, from brick-and-mortar flagship stores to e-commerce experiences.

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Travel Retail Is in Trouble. How Bad Will It Get?

20 February 2020 • By Liz Flora

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Travel Retail Is in Trouble. How Bad Will It Get?

As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, Chinese outbound tourism comes to a standstill and retailers begin to assess the damage to business beyond China.

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

25 August 2019 • By Brian Baskin

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Italian Retailers Enjoy Bigger Influx of Chinese Shoppers

27 June 2019 • By Zoe Suen and Denni Hu

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Italian Retailers Enjoy Bigger Influx of Chinese Shoppers

Italy is an increasingly attractive destination for Chinese luxury consumers, some of whom are put off by other popular destinations due to the US-China trade war, Hong Kong's anti-extradition demonstrations and France’s "gilets jaunes" protests.

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Tiffany Shares Fall as Tourism Spending Declines

4 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

Growing tensions between the US and China have taken a toll on the jewellery maker, with Chinese tourists spending less and the threat of higher trade tariffs looming.

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Tiffany Shares Fall as Tourism Spending Declines

Growing tensions between the US and China have taken a toll on the jewellery maker, with Chinese tourists spending less and the threat of higher trade tariffs looming.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.

Luxury Retail Hit By Paris Protests

5 December 2018 • By Zoe Suen

5 December 2018 • By Zoe Suen

Anti-government protests over the past weekends engulfed Paris’ shopping districts, where a police lockdown and vandalism forced many stores to shut.

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Luxury Retail Hit By Paris Protests

Anti-government protests over the past weekends engulfed Paris’ shopping districts, where a police lockdown and vandalism forced many stores to shut.

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Thai Beauty Brands Tap into Chinese Tourism Boom

18 May 2018 • By Reuters

18 May 2018 • By Reuters

Thai beauty companies are capitalising on the flow of Chinese consumers, the country's biggest source of tourists.

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Thai Beauty Brands Tap into Chinese Tourism Boom

Thai beauty companies are capitalising on the flow of Chinese consumers, the country's biggest source of tourists.

Oxford Street May Get the Upgrade It Needs

7 November 2017 • By Christopher Morency

7 November 2017 • By Christopher Morency

The proposal to pedestrianise London’s busiest shopping street could result in a significant bump in foot traffic, but more work will need to be done in order to burnish the chaotic destination’s reputation.

Oxford Street May Get the Upgrade It Needs

The proposal to pedestrianise London’s busiest shopping street could result in a significant bump in foot traffic, but more work will need to be done in order to burnish the chaotic destination’s reputation.