Retail
September 5, 2017
Thousands of third-party sellers undercut fashion brands with gray market sales. Image credit: L2
By Danny Parisi
Amazon is set to eclipse Macy’s as the largest seller of apparel in the world by the end of 2017, making it an area of priority for anyone in the fashion industry.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d085c4b2752c96ddb9eb2e33745009aa","s":"a1cf8c0b2f9bb11d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here