Today in luxury marketing:
Valentino aims for the $1B-plus sales mark
Valentino could be fashion’s next billion-dollar baby. With sales jumping 59 percent to 478 million euros, or $530.6 million, in the first half compared with 301 million euros, or $412.3 million, in the same period in 2014, the storied Rome-based company is expected to hit the 1-billion-euro mark by the end of the year, according to Women's Wear Daily.
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