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Luxury Brands Are Snapping Up Farms to Control their Supply Chains

From Hermès to Gucci, brands are using vertical integration to safeguard the supply of expensive materials by acquiring farms of Merino sheep, crocodile, alligator and python.
Exotic animal handbags | Collage by Jan-Nico Meyer
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  • Georgina Safe

ARMIDALE, Australia

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