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Millennials are leaving the teen scene behind as they graduate from college and move out into the working world. They left a wasteland behind in teen retail, so who’s next? Victoria’s Secret seems dangerously vulnerable to the same issues that took down the former brand powerhouse that was Abercrombie & Fitch.
Millennials are leaving the teen scene behind as they graduate from college and move out into the working world. They left a wasteland behind in teen retail, so who’s next? Victoria’s Secret seems dangerously vulnerable to the same issues that took down the former brand powerhouse that was Abercrombie & Fitch.
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