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Luxury's Coronavirus Recovery: Who's Ahead and Who’s Behind?

Some sank, others surged. BoF examines how Kering, Hermès and Moncler stacked up against the high bar set by LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division last week.
A fashion week attendee wears an Hermès Birkin bag and some Bottega Veneta pumps | Source: Getty Images
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  • Robert Williams
  • Last week, LVMH said 3Q fashion sales returned to double-digit growth

  • Hermès also returned to growth, rising 7 percent

  • Kering's Gucci sank 9 percent, smaller Bottega Veneta jumped 21 percent

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