Kering Americas’ Laurent Claquin on the outlook for luxury fashion
Posted ByMickey Alam KhanOn In Apparel and accessories,Editor's Choice,Featured,Industry sectors,Opinion,Q&A | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"9745b03d2aa5edd8a7e0ee8f6a543342","s":"22352c3e3bee91dd"}
Laurent Claquin is head of Kering Americas