“Sales on celebrity-fronted fragrances have dropped recently, but profits on designer fragrances have been buoyed by a feeling of exclusivity and luxury. However, big box stores like Target and Wal-Mart are now threatening to rob designer fragrances of that selling point, the Wall Street Journal reports. Fragrances from designers like Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, and Davidoff have turned up at these big box retailers through back channels referred to as gray market.” Read more at Racked.

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