Andrea Felsted, Columnist

Twerkin' for a Birkin, Again

Decent results mean overproduction can scale back.

November 3, 2016 at 10:27 AM UTC

Andrea Felsted is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering consumer goods and the retail industry. Previously, she was a reporter for the Financial Times.

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