Retail
January 14, 2022
For many consumers, the bricks-and-mortar experience is paramount. Image credit: LVMH
By Katie Tamola
NEW YORK — For many affluent consumers, the experience of visiting bricks-and-mortar stores offers something more.
{"ct":"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","iv":"004d597cc97cf55f76cb2249b8967ab7","s":"adaa241386c56d50"}
Share your thoughts. Click here