Retail
December 6, 2022
Does falling marriage and birth rates indicate impending demographic problems, or could the singles economy deliver a significant boost? Image credit: Shutterstock
By a Luxury Daily columnist
{"ct":"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","iv":"41faed5c6fad45d25622bb632d39c76c","s":"ebc8064298224b9e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here