Does luxury’s response to digital create meaningful connections?
Posted Bya Luxury Daily columnistOn In Columns,Editor's Choice,Featured,Industry sectors,Internet,Mobile,News,Opinion,Software and technology | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"3529fe4343ee8c0a26cbbce6e0391a47","s":"a9106efac6156fbb"}
Charles Howarth is head of semiotics at Gemic Oy