Retail
March 21, 2018
Luxury customers treat social media as an integral part of their shopping habits. Image credit: TD Bank
By Danny Parisi
Social media has changed the way individuals interact with each other and gain information about the world, but some of the biggest names in fashion and technology are working to make social have an equally large impact on how consumers shop.
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