​Brand crisis: when a namesake leaves a company


By the time of her death, Kate Spade New York had passed from owner to owner, transforming from an accessible luxury to an oft-counterfeited commodity and an outlet mall mainstay. But all the while, her identity — the smile, the beehive, the colorful dresses — remained a big part of the brand’s appeal to customers.

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