Industry and consumers out of sync

Published: 30-Sep-2014
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The industry should start listening to customers in a bottom-up fashion rather than imposing on them in a top-down way

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The beauty industry and consumers are out of sync and the industry should start listening to customers in a bottom-up fashion rather than imposing on them in a top-down way, according to market researcher Diagonal Reports.

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