Retail
March 19, 2019
Balmain is one of the luxury brands partnering with Facebook on virtual reality. Image credit: Balmain
By Sarah Ramirez
With almost a third of consumers preferring to see and interact with products in-person rather than shop online, brands have opportunities to reinvent retail experiences.
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