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G. Angy, . The-warocqué-research, and . Center, She is a Teaching assistant and PhD student in Marketing. Her research in progress concerns luxury brands focussing on communication luxury strategies on Internet, Economics and Business Administration, pp.17-7000

V. Nathalie and . Works, She is Lecturer in Management and particularly in Marketing. Her research fields concern branding, brand extension potential and brand communication. Her works focus mainly on semiotic approach

F. Nathalie, Veg-Sala@univ-lemans