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Despite high-profile sales like Jane Birkin's bag fetching millions, overall auction prices for Hermès Birkin bags are declining due to increased supply, economic pressures, and changing consumer behavior, though demand still generally exceeds supply and Hermès remains a top luxury brand.
Two customers in California have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Hermès, alleging that the company's sales tactics for its coveted Birkin handbags constitute a violation of antitrust law. The customers claim that Hermès requires them to purchase other products before being allowed to buy a Birkin bag, alleging that this tying conduct is anticompetitive. The lawsuit faces challenges in proving Hermès as a monopoly and the illegality of its product tie-in strategy, but it has already drawn attention to the exclusive and elusive nature of Birkin bag purchases.
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses luxury retailer Hermes of violating antitrust law by requiring customers to make substantial purchases of other goods before being allowed to buy its coveted Birkin handbags, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. The lawsuit claims that sales associates are directed to offer Birkins only to customers with a sufficient purchase history, using the bags to coerce additional purchases for which they receive a commission. The plaintiffs seek class action status and monetary damages, alleging that Hermes' selling tactics are unfair.
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses luxury retailer Hermes of violating antitrust law by selling its coveted Birkin handbags only to customers who have spent significant amounts of money on other goods at the store. The lawsuit claims that customers must be "deemed worthy" by sales associates and have an established purchase history or profile with the store to be shown a Birkin in a private room. The plaintiffs seek class action status and monetary damages, alleging that Hermes uses the Birkin handbags to coerce customers into buying other products.
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses luxury retailer Hermes of violating antitrust law by allegedly reserving its iconic Birkin handbags for customers who have spent significant amounts on other goods at the store. The lawsuit claims that sales associates are directed to offer Birkin handbags only to customers with a sufficient purchase history, using them as a means to coerce purchases of other products. The plaintiffs seek class action status and monetary damages, alleging that Hermes' selling tactics are unfair.
Hermès is facing a class action lawsuit in California alleging that the luxury retailer ties the purchase of its iconic Birkin bags to the buying of other Hermès products, in violation of US antitrust laws. The lawsuit claims that customers are required to purchase "ancillary products" before being offered the opportunity to buy a Birkin bag, and that the bags are not publicly displayed for sale in Hermès retail stores. The plaintiffs seek damages and a court order to stop Hermès' alleged anticompetitive practices, while the luxury retailer has previously denied such accusations.
Hermès is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that its selective process for purchasing Birkin bags, which requires a "sufficient purchase history" of buying the company’s secondary products, violates antitrust laws. The lawsuit claims that sales associates are incentivized to push non-bag products onto consumers to build up their purchase history, and seeks to represent consumers who were asked to purchase ancillary products in order to buy a bag, bringing claims for violations of antitrust laws and unfair competition.