Businessoffashion.com revealed that Burberry Group Plc said earnings this year will be at the low end of analysts’ estimates as the UK’s largest luxury-goods maker struggles to cope with ebbing demand in Hong Kong and Europe.
Wholesale revenue will drop about 10 percent in the first half of this year, the London-based company said Thursday, sending its shares down as much as 7.1 percent. Burberry also reported a slight drop in second-half sales.
Luxury Goods
Euronews.com reports that French luxury retailer LVMH saw a fall in shares after it posted first quarter sales below forecasts. Which LVMH owns more than 60 luxury brands including Dior and Louis Vuitton. Where the US market is strong and Europe is holding its own except for France which has seen a fall in tourism as a result of the terrorist murders. Which global sales hit €8.62bn for the three months to March. Also, Hong Kong also under performed. However, LVMH’s watches and jewellery division did received a boost Its like-for-like sales grew 7 percent, against 3 percent the previous quarter.
Seekingalpha.com stresses Michael Kors shares would offer limited upside. Citing after being invested in Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS) for almost a year, but finally sold shares due to a disappointing outlook in the luxury goods industry. Recent results in the industry appear to have backed up the theories that consumer spending has been transitioning away from luxury goods to technology and experiences such as food and travel.
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