Today in luxury marketing:
Taking fashion in a new direction
But there is no stepping aside for Mr Pinault from PPR, the retail group of which he is chairman and chief executive, after his recent decision to directly managethemoney-spinning luxury division– dominated by its Gucci label, according to FT.
Click here to read the entire story on FT
{"ct":"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","iv":"73abae3d73f034e05d4086028e8845f3","s":"ba0e268799ad9ab7"}