What’s trending: M&A in the luxury fashion retail industry

The luxury fashion retail industry is no stranger to change, but recent notable mergers & acquisitions (M&A) have further shaped the industry’s landscape as certain luxury brands are looking to expand. A number of factors have encouraged luxury fashion houses to merge. As we mentioned in an earlier article, e-commerce has greatly affected the bottom lines of brick-and-mortar stores. As more consumers are shopping online, the sales of brick-and-mortar retailers have diminished. In fact, there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of consumers who shop at North American malls and department stores. Another factor that has prompted a shift towards M&A is the change in consumer preferences. Before, shoppers gravitated more towards luxury brands that fell in the middle in terms of price and style, which are also referred to as “middle market luxury brands”. Now, consumers have veered towards the opposite ends of the spectrum and seem to be split…

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