A Month for 100 Invitations as Six European Luxury Groups Lose €251 Billion in Market Value
Which parts of the unit price for limited-edition boxes and invitations can be separated and defended?
Six European luxury groups reportedly lost €251 billion in market value from the start of 2026 to late October. Fashion divisions and store counts are shrinking in some places, while leather goods and jewellery are growing at double-digit rates elsewhere. What packaging companies need to watch is not the luxury market as a whole, but which products retain which production steps.
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Dom Pérignon spent about one month on 100 invitations. Using multiple foil layers and multi-stage embossing, it produced them for the launch of its 2009 vintage. A small press could handle that quantity alone. But the weight of a job cannot be measured by the number of sheets.…
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