Four million dollars might be a lot to spend on a holiday, but those in the nascent space tourism industry say hoteliers have been slow on the uptake because no one thought the cost of space travel would come down as quickly as it has.
It appears that a luxury goods department store giving up 5, 500 square feet of prime selling space during the heart of the holiday season on one of the most expensive retail districts in the world means that merchandising and pricing had to reflect this reality.