하루 한 개 영어기사 공부하자! : Hermes plans price rises, says no signs of slowdown (ft. "명품", 영어로 뭐라고 하지?)
The taste for luxury showed no signs of slowing down for wealthy consumers on Thursday.
* 명품 : luxury goods, designer goods
Hermes said it saw a sharp rise in sales over the third quarter.
* I saw nothing in the room = There was nothing in the room 방안에 아무 것도 없었다.
* saw a sharp rise 대폭 증가가 있었다(보였다)
* sales 매출
It pushed back on concerns the industry's post-health crisis boom could be cooling due to a looming recession.
* push back on: 밀쳐내다
* loom: 수면위로 떠오르다 => looming 곧 다가올
The brand found U.S. shoppers took advantage of the dollar's strength in Europe, and China rebounded sharply
* take advantage of : 활용하다
* the dollar's strength = the strong dollar
It comes after LVMH kicked off the earnings season last week with forecast-beating sales and no signs of a let-up in demand.
* kick off : 시작하다.
* earning season : 실적 발표기간
* forecast-beating sales = beat a forecast 예상을 뛰어넘다
* let up 줄어들다
if something bad or unpleasant lets up, it slows down or stops
Things haven’t let up at work, I’m still working over 60 hours a week.
a pause or reduction in something, especially something unpleasant
There was hardly a let-up in the rain all day.
Hermes did say it planned to raise prices by 5 to 10% next year on rising costs and currency movement.
* on the back of~ = ~에 힘입어
It lifted prices by around 4% this year. That’s compared to competitor Chanel, which saw doubledigit price hikes.
* this year, compared to (with) ~ 반면에
* saw double-digit price hikes 보였다. 발생하다(happen)
Sales in the three months to September came to just over $3 billion, double analyst expectations
* came to = add up to ~ 다 합쳐서 ~ 얼마다
Shares were up 3% in early trade but fell back later in the da
* 장초반에 : in early trade