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How Are Luxury Sales (Really) Holding Up?

Strong growth over the summer has allowed high-end brands to push a bullish message despite a deteriorating macroeconomic picture. But signs of trouble may be starting to show.
Fendi’s New York Fashion Week show celebrating its Baguette bag’s 25th anniversary doubled as a marketing platform for parent company LVMH’s American brands Marc Jacobs and Tiffany.
Fendi’s New York Fashion Week show celebrating its Baguette bag’s 25th anniversary doubled as a marketing platform for parent company LVMH’s American brands Marc Jacobs and Tiffany. (Getty Images)

In recent weeks, the luxury segment has seemed the last hope for a retail economy under pressure as high-end sales beat estimates and managers projected confidence for the coming months despite a darkening macroeconomic picture.

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