Pandora's Box of Unsold Charm Bracelets

One thing they can live without, it seems, is charm bracelets. Pandora A/S said on Tuesday that sales growth in China slowed unexpectedly to 16 percent in the first quarter from 62 percent in the final three months of last year. When the country was in the grip of an anti-extravagance crackdown, Pandora's affordable trinkets, often featuring cats and Disney characters, were just the thing.