Birkin Bag Shoppers Suing Hermès Expand Antitrust Case
The lawsuit claimed Hermès only gives customers with “sufficient purchase history” a chance to buy a Birkin bag.
TODAY'S MUST READExperts say Mytheresa, Ssense and Moda Operandi have kept afloat in a challenged space by honing in on a particular consumer, curating their assortments and executing on retail basics. Still, the road ahead is tough, and the bigger they get, the harder it will be to sustain these strategies.
TODAY'S MUST READExperts say Mytheresa, Ssense and Moda Operandi have kept afloat in a challenged space by honing in on a particular consumer, curating their assortments and executing on retail basics. Still, the road ahead is tough, and the bigger they get, the harder it will be to sustain these strategies.
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The lawsuit claimed Hermès only gives customers with “sufficient purchase history” a chance to buy a Birkin bag.
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