Retail
January 14, 2022
For many consumers, the bricks-and-mortar experience is paramount. Image credit: LVMH
By Katie Tamola
NEW YORK — For many affluent consumers, the experience of visiting bricks-and-mortar stores offers something more.
{"ct":"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","iv":"04d44a4184719fb1a016f195b2d353b4","s":"b64b073caf82a403"}
Share your thoughts. Click here