Making Sense of Chinese New Year Sales

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Brands are bracing for slow Chinese New Year sales but remain confident in the long-term prospects for the country's travel retail sector. Nordstrom sees online and off-price as the key to post-pandemic growth. Tapestry beat quarterly profit estimates on higher luxury demand in China. Ralph Lauren missed third-quarter revenue estimates, sending shares down 2 percent. Dior ranked ahead of Chanel and Louis Vuitton on media impact in a Launchmetrics study. Luxury retailers are taking advantage of rent bargains in New York's Soho. Plus, Jake Barton, the founder of multidisciplinary design firm Local Projects, dissects how to use technology to connect with consumers.

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NEWS BRIEFS L Brands Names New CEO at Victoria's Secret Milan Fashion Week Women's To Proceed Mostly Online Beijing's Top Luxury Department Store, SKP, Surpasses Harrods In Sales Ralph Lauren Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates Dior Tops New Quarterly Ranking for Brands' Media Impact Tapestry Profit Beats Holiday-Quarter Estimates as China Demand Soars Luxury Designers Bag Bargain Store Space in Manhattan's Soho Jack Ma's Ant Group Makes a Deal With Chinese Regulators Ebay Earnings Beat Expectations Amid Pandemic-Driven Surge in Online Shopping Britain's JD Sports Targets More Deals After Raising £464 Million

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