Retail
July 1, 2016
Image courtesy of Neiman Marcus
By Forrest Cardamenis
As per capita purchasing power increases, proportional spending on personal goods has decreased, according to a new report from GfK.
{"ct":"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","iv":"f417d2036f94a232ff791f8b24e31d9c","s":"20cf73bec1a1e3d6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here