Preview: Lorenzo Fiori reports that Milan, the current center of worldwide fashion, shows no recession signs. High-end spending, luxury shopping, and vibrant nightlife suggest people have money to spend.
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 27 September 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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1540 MILAN
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| 0:27.7 | Batchel. Welcomeing my good colleague Lorenzo Fiori reporting from Milan, Italy. We begin with good news. |
| 0:35.3 | Italy business sentiments stable in September. |
| 0:38.1 | Consumer morale rises. |
| 0:40.7 | The consumer is the American economy, and I'm going to guess it is the Italian economy as well. |
| 0:46.1 | Of course, shopping for clothing and jewelry and engineering in Italy is much more exciting than shopping on Amazon. |
| 0:53.1 | But in any event, Lorenzo, a very good day |
| 0:55.6 | to you. Your economy continues to improve after a banner summer of tourism. So the consumer, |
| 1:04.4 | can you see the shopping increase around you? Milan has the best shops. Good evening to you. |
| 1:12.0 | Good evening, John, and good evening to all the radio listener. I can tell you that this week, specifically this week, |
| 1:18.5 | Milan is the center of the fashion worldwide, and there are many people going around and shopping |
| 1:26.7 | from very luxury and high-priced goods |
| 1:30.5 | and also enjoy other shops. |
| 1:34.3 | So, in my opinion, there is a good evidence that things in Italy, at least in Milan, but also in all the other major Italian town, |
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