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Indies see windows of opportunity

Department stores and the internet are now “100 times” more powerful routes to market than destination boutiques, said Maria Luisa Poumaillou this week, following the shock announcement that she would close her cult designer indie Maria Luisa in Paris in August after 22 years.

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