The U.S. consulting firm forecasts that the luxury sector will rebound by 2% to 4% this year, driven by Southeast Asia, Japan, jewelry, and experiential luxury…
A return to growth, but more moderate than some had hoped…
In its latest report, “2026 Global Luxury Industry Outlook,” the firm Kearney explains that it expects a rebound in the luxury sector in 2026.
By projecting growth of 2% to 4% to approximately $530 billion for this year—“unevenly distributed across regions, categories, and customer segments”—it thus stands apart from other, more optimistic forecasts (which range from 3% to 5%).
Normalization Phase
To arrive at its own projections, the U.S. firm draws on several regional, category, and internal consumer analyses, as well as a survey conducted for the study among approximately 1,000 premium product customers worldwide.
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