Retail
February 11, 2019
Jonathan Akeroyd, Donatella Versace, John D. Idol celebrate acquisition. Image credit: Michael Kors/Rahi Rezvani
By Brielle Jaekel
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions in the luxury business, many companies are consolidating and expanding into new markets and sectors to better cater to diversifying interests.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d914da9e97e8945bb1af390b5fbebafe","s":"e0bd0768b999dcb9"}
Share your thoughts. Click here