Research
August 28, 2020
Burberry claims its shop in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen is the luxury world's first social retail store. Image courtesy of Burberry
By Dianna Dilworth
Luxury brands have been challenged by lockdown-induced store closures and, worse, the post-pandemic “revenge spending” that is happening in China is not taking root in the West.
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