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Even with price markups, luxury goods sell briskly
Updated: 2011-08-21 07:54
By Stephanie Clifford (The New York Times)
The top 5 percent of earners accounts for about one-third of spending in America. Bergdorf Goodman, an upscale store in New York. Deidre Schoo for The New York Times |
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