Today in luxury marketing:
Prada's focus on Asia propels profit
Prada's sharp focus on Asia resulted in a 72% rise in profit last year, the Italian fashion house said Thursday, a sign that one of the luxury-goods industry's biggest bets on the growing masses of Chinese consumers is paying off, according to WSJ.
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