News briefs
July 23, 2014
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By Staff reports
Today in luxury marketing:
Japan cautiously re-emerges as land of luxury
Despite warnings about the Japanese luxury market after the first sales-tax increase in 17 years, the country remains among the world’s healthiest markets for luxury goods, according to a report by consulting company McKinsey and Co., per the Wall Street Journal.
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