Retail
September 27, 2018
Online sales of luxury goods may triple in the next decade. Image credit: Saks Fifth Avenue
By Sarah Ramirez
NEW YORK — With ecommerce poised to be the third largest luxury market in the coming decade, retailers need to keep consumers as the focal point of their efforts, according to an executive from UBS.
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