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Where Did Luxury’s Aspirational Shoppers Go?

After years of fuelling growth at luxury brands, the consumer segment group — which typically opts for entry-level accessories — pulled back sharply on spending in the first quarter of 2023. BoF unpacks what happened and what’s to come.
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Luxury's aspirational shoppers have cut back on spending. (Shutterstock)

In its latest round of earnings, the luxury industry filed a missing persons report.

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Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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