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LONDON, United Kingdom — "[There] needs to be a cultural shift… a new narrative, a new vocabulary, a new way to talk about mental health that [isn't] debilitating, but is in fact empowering," designer and social activist Kenneth Cole told BoF Founder and Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed.
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Hermes saw Chinese buyers snap up its luxury products as the Kelly bag maker showed its resilience amid a broader slowdown in demand for the sector.
The group’s flagship Prada brand grew more slowly but remained resilient in the face of a sector-wide slowdown, with retail sales up 7 percent.
The guidance was issued as the French group released first-quarter sales that confirmed forecasts for a slowdown. Weak demand in China and poor performance at flagship Gucci are weighing on the group.
Consumers face less, not more, choice if handbag brands can't scale up to compete with LVMH, argues Andrea Felsted.