Financial services
March 7, 2019
Chinese consumers are still showing a heavy appetite for luxury goods. Image credit: Fendi
By Sarah Jones
After taking a hit due to worries that Chinese consumers would be cutting back on their spending, luxury share prices continued to rebound in February.
{"ct":"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","iv":"090e6da7c12eac32ddf9d373b93ad458","s":"ed5af9883e57031f"}
Share your thoughts. Click here