Marketing
            
            
            
                December 19, 2023
            
            
 
            
            
            
 Luxury labels have mounted a growing number of exhibitions in China over the past few years. Image courtesy of Gucci            
             
				            
	                By Amirah Keaton
	            
			      
			At the root of an ongoing slowdown, the luxury industry faced a unique combination of macroeconomic threats this year.
              
              
     
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