Watches of Switzerland has acquired New York-based timepiece blog Hodinkee for an undisclosed sum. Why would a UK-headquartered retail corporation be interested in buying an editorial website, and what does this say about the US market? Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman reports.
Why Did Watches of Switzerland Buy Hodinkee?
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