Korea Can Serve As “Market Laboratory” For Beauty Firms In Asia
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
U.S.-based brands including Procter & Gamble and L’Oreal are leveraging the wealth and trend-setting influence of residents of South Korean capital Seoul to test new personal care products.
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