Kanebo Continues Sensai Re-Branding Effort, Places Finish Line In 2008
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Japanese skin-care firm Kanebo has been taking measures - including launching new collections and re-branding existing items - in a major initiative to reinvent itself under the Sensai name by next year
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