Webinars
May 2, 2023
A select few high-end brands exhibit “extraordinary restraint” today, resisting the pressure to expand endlessly in favor of age-old luxury values. Image credit: Shutterstock
By Amirah Keaton
As unprecedented rates of growth throw the industry for a loop, LVMH's former head of North America outlines the impacts of an ongoing identity crisis during the sixth-annual digital conference.
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