So its being used to protect the data integrity of luxury item production and distribution.
To cut down on counterfeit copycats and imitation wares.
Exactly, now many are seing beyond the one sided application of bitcoin in realizing other great potentials and advantage blockchain technology could offer in cryptocurrency.
The use of blockchain in non-financial areas is not considered economically efficient or will achieve a better return than using central methods, so perhaps these brands will benefit from the financial situation, which seems to be in its best condition if you accept Bitcoin.
But i think this will make a difference, it takes someone to take the first step then others follows, with this i believe more are going to key into using this same system