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Waldorf Astoria exec: Luxury is about convenience, choice, control

January 17, 2013

 

By Erin Shea

NEW YORK - A Waldorf Astoria executive at Luxury Daily’s Luxury FirstLook: Strategy 2013 conference said that the status of true luxury is determined by convenience, choice and consumer control.

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