With the launch of Amazon’s new luxury platform and the Farfetch, Alibaba and Richemont partnership, one might think brick and mortar is dead. Think again. Image credit: Prada/Shutterstock Why the future of luxury is not all online (yet)
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With the launch of Amazon’s new luxury platform and the Farfetch, Alibaba and Richemont partnership, one might think brick and mortar is dead. Think again. Image credit: Prada/Shutterstock 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