http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aIzvhzb2wTCI
Det ser ut til at Richemont forbereder ytterligere fall i salg av smykker og klokker.
Swiss watch exports dropped 22 percent in January from a year earlier, the biggest monthly decline since records began 20 years ago, a report showed yesterday. Luxury good retailers are cutting orders as they seek to reduce their inventories in the recession. Shipments to the U.S. were down 29 percent, and to China and Russia 43 percent and 50 percent, respectively.
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Richemont, whose 12 watch brands include 254-year-old Vacheron Constantin, IWC and Roger Dubuis, has already put some Cartier watch employees on part-time working schedules. The luxury goods maker said last month that market conditions are the toughest in its 20 years of existence.
Det ser ut til at Richemont forbereder ytterligere fall i salg av smykker og klokker.
Swiss watch exports dropped 22 percent in January from a year earlier, the biggest monthly decline since records began 20 years ago, a report showed yesterday. Luxury good retailers are cutting orders as they seek to reduce their inventories in the recession. Shipments to the U.S. were down 29 percent, and to China and Russia 43 percent and 50 percent, respectively.
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Richemont, whose 12 watch brands include 254-year-old Vacheron Constantin, IWC and Roger Dubuis, has already put some Cartier watch employees on part-time working schedules. The luxury goods maker said last month that market conditions are the toughest in its 20 years of existence.