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Case | HBS Case Collection | March 1993

Ruentex Industries Ltd. and Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Abridged)

by Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Roy D. Shapiro

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry;

Format: Print

16 pages

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Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Roy D. Shapiro. "Ruentex Industries Ltd. and Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 693-099, March 1993.

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