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Hermès Is Primed for the ‘Californication’ of the World, Says CEO

Chief executive Axel Dumas unpacks what expansion in the Bay Area means for the French megabrand.
Hermès Palo Alto boutique | Photo: Frank Oudeman
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  • Lauren Sherman

PALO ALTO, United States —

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