Retail
May 31, 2017
Outside of China, Singapore is one of the few Asian nations that has a healthy luxury market
By Danny Parisi
The global luxury market is expected to bounce back this year with predicted growth of 2 to 4 percent, according to a new joint report from Altagamma and Bain & Company.
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