Fierce competition and shifting tastes squeeze China’s yoga apparel market
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China's yoga apparel market is facing fierce competition and slowing growth due to sluggish domestic consumption and shifting consumer tastes. Lululemon, a popular Canadian athletic brand, continues to experience sales pressure in China. In May, Lululemon's same-store sales growth at sampled Chinese malls dropped 4% year on year, indicating ongoing challenges. Analysts attribute the trends to middle-class shoppers diversifying their activities.
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Lululemon's same-store sales dropped 4% year on year in May at sampled Chinese malls.
Lululemon's same-store sales growth at sampled Chinese shopping malls dropped 4 per cent year on year in May.
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Lululemon continues to face sales pressure in China.
Opinion- Lululemon's same-store sales dropped 4% year on year in May at sampled Chinese malls.
- Sluggish domestic consumption is squeezing the yoga apparel market.
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Loaded language removedChina’s yoga apparel market is experiencing competition and moderate growth amid domestic consumption, as middle-class shoppers diversify their activities, according to analysts. Lululemon, the Canadian athletic apparel brand popular among China’s middle class, continues to face sales challenges in the world’s second-largest consumer market.
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Lululemon continues to face sales pressure in China.
OpinionMiddle-class shoppers are diversifying their activities, contributing to the shift in demand.
OpinionLululemon's same-store sales growth at sampled Chinese shopping malls dropped 4 per cent year on year in May.
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