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Is This the End of Wholesale, or the Beginning of Something Better?

Department stores are cancelling orders and delaying payments, pushing designers to breaking point and calling into question a system that has been challenged for years.
Inside the renovated Saks Fifth Avenue flagship completed in 2019 | Source: Mark Abramson/Bloomberg/Getty Images
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  • Chantal Fernandez

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