** Barclays says handbag makers Tapestry Inc TPR.N and
Capri Holdings CPRI.N likely to see a sales boost from fewer
promotions and a robust global luxury goods market
** Brokerage expects both TPR, which owns Coach, and CPRI,
which owns Michael Kors, to report better-than-expected gross
margin for March quarter, given price increases and demand
continuing to outstrip supply
** Raises price target on TPR to $53 from $51, and to $74
from $72 on CPRI
** TPR has a median PT of $53, while CPRI's median PT is
$81.50; Both stocks have an avg "buy" rating on Wall Street -
Refinitiv data
** TPR down 27.5% in the last 12 months, while CPRI has
fallen 5.2%
(Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru)
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