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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by bulbmogul
By Rimowa doing this, it will pretty much cut out all the bargain seekers that would only buy if they can snag it on sale or with these discounts that were offered ..
Which is, right or wrong, part of their strategy. They don't want a premium travel goods brand - they want a luxury travel good brand. And, of course, a big part of transitioning to becoming a luxury brand is artificially creating scarcity through reducing production, changing the product names to create separation from the past, charging more, and making it harder to find. I assume they are trying to cut out all distributors and sell only through company-owned channels and, once they feel they've elevated the brand enough, allow sales through select high-end third party outlets.
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