Today in luxury marketing:
Michael Kors strikes an uneasy pose on growth
Prepare to be surprised. That marketing slogan is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Red-hot fashion house Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., which would never stoop to such banalities, might want to consider prefacing its financial releases with the expression, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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