Thursday February 16, 2012

The Versace boutiques in Japan no longer represented the brand image and it was felt to be more advantageous for the company to close them and start with a clean slate.

Federico Steiner, a spokesman for Versace in Milan. The company will close its Japanese stores and review its entire business strategy, as demand for luxury goods declines in the world’s second-largest economy. (Bloomberg)

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    intomioka

    Woolworths also announced that their stores no longer represented their image and were closed.

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