Apparel and accessories
May 16, 2019
Gucci has captured consumer imagination. Image credit: Gucci
By Sarah Ramirez
Even as the luxury business grows and retail sales climb, the high-end fashion and leather goods sector is facing questions of relevancy as consumer tastes evolve.
{"ct":"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","iv":"1cf71565fdd3e96f9f1f157dbff3374a","s":"8f380d666a8859f1"}
Share your thoughts. Click here