China’s consumers have cut back on purchases of everything from Apple Inc.’s iPhones to Swiss watches as the trade war with the U.S. hits the economy.
Landing just days after hundreds of local companies issued profit warnings and multinationals sounded the alarm about softening demand, the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday will provide the next litmus test of the resilience of the Chinese shopper.
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