Homewares that last forever? How is that good business?

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login When we think of heritage brands we often just think of the past. But when you’re the chief executive of one – especially if it’s 375 years old – you do the opposite.

Survival is about looking forward. “If you don’t renew yourself quite fast, you are a dead brand,” Fiskars president and CEO Nathalie Ahlström tells Life & Leisure on a visit to Sydney. “The unique, really good brands push the boundaries constantly.

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