Inside Louis Vuitton’s Barcelona flagship: Fear, criminal gangs and retaliation

What happens when a luxury brand like Louis Vuitton leaves an opening for criminals to exploit? And who pays the price when management decides to turn a blind eye?

Inside Louis Vuitton’s Barcelona flagship, former staff say the line between legitimate shoppers and Chinese resale gangs has long been blurred — with many sales driven by the so-called “parallel trade” designed to funnel luxury goods from the West to China for profit. China’s high-volume, high-pressure market for luxury handbags is fed by Daigou, infor…