The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing Pioneer

Taubman's life and business philosophy can be summed up in one evocative phrase: Threshold Resistance. Understanding and defeating that force - breaking down the barriers between art and commerce, between shoppers and merchandise, between high culture and popular taste - has been his life's work... [more]

"Threshold Resistance is the physical and psychological barrier that stands between a shopper and the inside of a store..."

-Malcolm Gladwell, THE NEW YORKER
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