Retail
July 23, 2020
Chanel handbags and earrings on Gilt offer the brand a way to push old inventory. Image credit: Gilt
By Dianna Dilworth
As retailers worldwide were hit by COVID-19-induced lockdowns and store closures, inventory that was left on the shop floor grew more stale by the day.
{"ct":"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","iv":"20aed10fa9eaa8ad725acd094845641b","s":"c5c80cf6b8f0dd51"}
Share your thoughts. Click here