Marketing
December 20, 2023
VIPs enjoyed five-star accommodations at The St. Regis Aspen Resort during Saks Aspen Limitless Weekend in March 2023. Image courtesy of Saks
By Amirah Keaton
At the root of an ongoing slowdown, the luxury industry faced a unique combination of macroeconomic threats this year.
{"ct":"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","iv":"32499591228a4a6b7695d13618846e0b","s":"148b0e146b39d590"}
Share your thoughts. Click here