Multichannel
December 21, 2012
By Tricia Carr
The increase in holiday transactions made via ecommerce channels as well as the tendency for consumers to exchange unwanted holiday gifts leaves luxury marketers with the opportunity to gather information from prospects and impress them through in-person and digitally-based service in the coming weeks.
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