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Hermès leather sales down in Q3, hit by weak yen, dollar
French luxury goods maker Hermès, known for its Kelly and Birkin handbags, suffered a 0.5 percent drop in leather goods sales at current currencies in the third quarter, one of the worst performances of its biggest business in recent years, Reuters reports.
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