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FRONT: NEWS & VIEWS
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- Chrono24 buys respected pre-owned trader
- Ingersoll’s AW19 collections
FEATURES & SPECIAL REPORTS
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CONTENTS
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VIEW FROM THE TOP: ROGER DUBUIS
Roger Dubuis is an ultra-lux watchmaker with a
mission to attract a younger cohort of customers
to its top end timepieces. WatchPro meets the
company’s CEO Nicola Andreatta as he cut the
SJCCPOPOBOFXHMPCBMÌBHTIJQTHE BIG INTERVIEW: MOVADO GROUP UK
Steve Brydon, general manager of Movado Group UK,
has delivered 26 quarters of consecutive top line growth,
despite operating in the punishingly tough sub-£
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the key, he argues.ONLY WATCH CHARITY AUCTION
There will be more than 50 unique watches sold at
auction in Geneva this September to raise money
for motor neuron disease research. WatchPro picks
out our favorites.MEASURING THE VALUE OF BRICKS & MORTAR
Retail guru Doug Stephens, author of the book
Reengineering Retail, argues that physical stores
are worth far more than the dollars and cents
running through their cash registers. They are key
to storytelling and brand building for any retail
business.HOW TO GET AHEAD WITH INFLUENCERS
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could reach $10 billion world-wide in the coming
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