With the economy moving to level 2 from today, luxury brands will be pinning their hopes on the super-rich to prop up sales, after a horrific few months that resulted in retail chains shuttering stores.

But it’s an expectation that looks increasingly like wishful thinking. The pandemic has not only plunged many countries into a deep recession, it’s also dealt a blow to the net worth of the world’s wealthiest people...

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