Retail
January 10, 2018
Selfridges' radical luxury window displays to start its campaign. Image credit: Selfridges.
By Brielle Jaekel
British department store chain Selfridges is making it its mission to strengthen the definition of luxury in a society where almost everything can attain the coveted moniker.
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