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Luxury Stores Face Modern Horror: Frugality

Stock quotes in this article: SKS , JWN , RL , TIF , WMT , KSS  

Expecting a rebound for luxury retailers? Yeah, you might want to reconsider that position.

The sector is the weakest among retailers. On Wednesday privately-held Neiman Marcus said it swung to a loss in the third quarter of $3.1 million, compared with a profit of $55.4 million in the prior year. Revenue fell to $810.1 million from $1.06 billion.

Last month, Polo Ralph Lauren(RL Quote) reported that profit in the fourth quarter was more than halved on increased discounts, and Tiffany & Co.(TIF Quote) earnings plunged 62% in its first quarter. ...

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