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Cost-of-living protests across France on October 17-18 ended in riots and looting, with about 3,000 businesses damaged, according to the government. Fashion stores were among the hardest hit, especially those stocking brands that sell well on resale, FashionUnited reports; the Alliance du Commerce estimates fashion shops' Saturday sales fell 14% on average, more in Lyon, Grenoble and Nantes. The government approved aid including partial unemployment, deferred social charges and interest-free loans.

On October 19 digital minister Anne Le Henanff summoned Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Leboncoin, Meta and TikTok and told platforms to remove listings for items stolen in the unrest, AFP reports. Vinted said it has "zero tolerance" and has stepped up monitoring; eBay said it could not confirm an increase in such listings.

China's second-hand luxury market grew 15-20% in 2025 while the mainland's personal luxury market shrank another 3-5% after plunging as much as 19% in 2024, according to Bain & Company figures cited by AFP (via FashionUnited). Insight & Info Consulting estimates second-hand sales reached 38.4 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) in 2025 and could top 100 billion yuan by 2030.

Louis Vuitton has closed five stores in mainland China in two years, and Galeries Lafayette shut its Beijing flagship in May. At Shanghai's two-storey Super Zhuanzhuan store, shoppers wear black gloves to handle the goods. "People used to compare who had spent more," a 24-year-old dance teacher told AFP. "But now everyone compares who got a better deal and spent less."