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Are Luxury Megabrands Broken?

Simultaneous crises at LVMH, Kering and Chanel suggest all is not well with the luxury megabrand model, but many of the headwinds they face may reverse in the coming years, writes Luca Solca.
Dior on Bond Street on 1st June 2025 in London.
Simultaneous crises have hit LVMH, Kering and Chanel. (Getty Images)
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Over the past fifteen years, fashion’s luxury megabrands have had a terrific run, buoyed in part by upgrades to their product mix and high price inflation, amid historic levels of new wealth creation in China and a strong economy and soaring stock market in the US.

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