Retail
January 18, 2018
Luxury retail should work to remove friction. Image credit: Neiman Marcus
By Sarah Jones
NEW YORK – Time itself is a luxury, and retailers should focus on eliminating hurdles in the purchase path.
{"ct":"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","iv":"4f537672cf71d31fd799d17b29e84670","s":"41ce99e5c6374991"}
Share your thoughts. Click here