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Saks customers spend big on live-streamed events

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Customers shopping at Saks Live streaming events spend twice what the average shopper spends. “Luxury has a real heritage in these very intimate, very interactive experiences that get you really close to the fabulous things that we’re selling, the beautiful construction, the high quality,” said Saks CMO Emily Essner.

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