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22 June 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Why Digital Brands Are Invading Department Stores

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Amidst Consolidation Wave, Acne Studios Could Fetch €500m

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The luxury market has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions and the pace is picking up with Dries Van Noten and Missoni signing deals in the past week alone.

Why Digital Brands Are Invading Department Stores

22 June 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

Traditional retailers are bringing internet-born, direct-to-consumer brands into their stores as a way to draw millennials, creating new models for wholesale partnerships in the process.

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Exploring a Whole New World at Dior Men

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