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Ben Gilbert: belief

20 Feb 2024 Acquired Hermès

“I would say, Hermes has figured out that there actually is a pretty big niche for craftsmanship or at least people who desire the brand of craftsmanship, and they're exceptional at value capture around that.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Speaker
Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
20 Feb 2024
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
Hermès

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…Brands. Let's bring up brand and fashion. Yes. I would say, Hermes has figured out that there actually is a pretty big niche for craftsmanship or at least people who desire the brand of craftsmanship, and they're exceptional at value capture around that. It's interesting. Yes, but the secondary market is this very direct, if you're talking purely about economic value creation, value capture. Very direct data point that, no, they are leaving a lot of surplus on the table for their consumers.…

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