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Luxury brand Hermes to pass on tariff costs to US clients as sales growth slows
France's Hermes will fully shift the burden of tariffs in the United States to its wealthy clientele, the company said on Thursday, as it posted first-quarter sales that slightly missed market expectations in a rare show of weakness. Hermes's first-quarter sales were dragged down by a continued lull in China, but were still better than peers. At the start of the week, sector bellwether LVMH reported a 5% sales drop in its all-important fashion and leather division and Hermes took its place as the world's most valuable luxury group by market cap.