Although some brands are still ignoring the gloomy economic outlook, the vast majority of the luxury industry today is better prepared to weather the upcoming crisis than it was a decade ago. Image credit: Jing Daily, Shutterstock Are Chinese consumers moving from spending to saving?
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Although some brands are still ignoring the gloomy economic outlook, the vast majority of the luxury industry today is better prepared to weather the upcoming crisis than it was a decade ago. Image credit: Jing Daily, Shutterstock 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