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Company signals · Retail

Swarovski

1 signal in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

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Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 107.4 (Hot) — down 1.7 versus the prior month — and Asia signal share is steady (+0.3pts).

Swarovski: 1 signal in the last 90 days — below the Retail median of 1.5 across 8 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.

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