Apparel and accessories
May 16, 2019
Gucci has captured consumer imagination. Image credit: Gucci
By Sarah Ramirez
Even as the luxury business grows and retail sales climb, the high-end fashion and leather goods sector is facing questions of relevancy as consumer tastes evolve.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b7a330a5c1474ea21a47fa8384eab579","s":"361846c33d9fbff8"}
Share your thoughts. Click here