Prada Outpaces Fashion Rivals on Miu Miu’s Gen Z Appeal

  • Miu Miu retail sales more than doubled in third quarter
  • Asia Pacific showed resilience despite tougher environment
A Miu Miu Arcadie bag.Photographer: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images

Prada SpA defied a luxury industry slump last quarter as fashion fans snapped up Miu Miu’s Arcadie handbags and cashmere cardigans.

Comparable retail sales at the Italian group grew 18% in the third quarter, the Hong Kong-listed company saidBloomberg Terminal Wednesday. Those at its biggest label, Prada, rose 1.7%, while Miu Miu sales more than doubled during the period.