Tiffany’s woos Chinese shoppers at home amid trade war
22 September 2019 |
7:04 am
Tiffany & Co. is planning to open more stores in mainland China as the weak yuan deters Chinese consumers from spending overseas and they shift their luxury buying back home. Bloomberg's Selina Wang reports from Shanghai at the company's largest-ever exhibition.
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