A number of luxury brands went from privately- to publicly-owned companies in 2011 to help increase the scale and reach of the label, particularly in emerging markets.
Luxury brands such as Michael Kors and Salvatore Ferragamo went public in their respective hometowns. However, Prada and L’Occitane successfully took to the Asian market for their public listings and will likely inspire others to do so in 2012.
{"ct":"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","iv":"6d3c91726b0e0d5ff5385b848cdf72fb","s":"ed251baa466241a7"}