Global Retailers Seek New Ways to Lure in Shoppers as Spending Slows

Global Retailers Seek New Ways to Lure in Shoppers as Spending Slows
People shop on Oxford Street in London on April 10, 2023. Anna Gordon/Reuters
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BARCELONA—Europe’s cost of living crisis has benefited discount retailers but mid-market names are being squeezed as shoppers watch their spending, executives and analysts at an industry conference said on Tuesday.

Luxury is also continuing to perform well, with hopes that China’s reopening will give fresh impetus as a months-long post-pandemic splurge by Americans starts to end.