Apparel and accessories
June 11, 2018
The luxury resale industry has gotten very popular in the last few years. Image credit: The RealReal
By Danny Parisi
NEW YORK - With the rise of luxury resale, renting luxury items and other new types of business models, the definition of luxury is getting murkier than ever before.
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