Revenue Down, Stores Closed at Chow Sang Sang

Chow Sang Sang suffered a net loss of 74 of its 1,032 stores last year, amid weak demand, record-high gold prices and an economic slowdown in China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau.

China’s third biggest jewelry retailer (by revenue) saw sales for the year to 31 December 2024 fall by 15 per cent to HKD 21.18bn ($2.72bn).

Same-store sales were down 38 per cent on the mainland and 24 per cent in Hong Kong and Macau, primarily due to a drop in diamond demand. Profit slid 20 per cent to HKD 805.6m ($103.6m).

Chow Sang Sang did not rule out further store closures. “Under the present economic climate, it would be prudent to continue our physical store network consolidation,” it said its Annual Results.

“In 2024, uncertain economic conditions coupled with record-high gold price exerted significant pressure on jewellery demand in both Mainland China, and the Hong Kong and Macau markets, resulting in a 15 per cent year-on-year decline in turnover.

“Continuing our efforts to consolidate the store networks, we opened 48 and closed 122 stores, mostly in Mainland China.”

Source: DCLA

LVMH Watch and Jewelry Revenue Down 5%

LVMH saw revenue from its watch and jewelry division slip by 5 per cent during the first nine months of 2024 to $8.2bn.

Across all its 75 maisons the French luxury conglomerate reported a 2 per cent dip for the same period, to $66.1bn.

LVMH said it had shown “good resilience” and that it remained confident in an uncertain economic and geopolitical environment

It said it would “maintain a strategy focused on continuously enhancing the desirability of its brands, drawing on the authenticity and quality of its products, excellence in distribution and agile organization.”

LVMH’s eight watch and jewlery brands – Bvlgari, Chaumet, Fred, Hublot, Repossi, Tag Heuer, Tiffany & Co and Zenith – generated a total of $11.8bn in 2023. The company does not provide a brand-by-brand earnings breakdown.

It said the third quarter decline in revenue across all LVMH brands was largely due to a stronger yen and lower growth in Japan.

Source: DCLA

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