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Conspicuous Consumption Is Back: Navigating Millennial Status Motivation For Luxury Brands
A new survey finds affluent Millennials are keen to purchase luxury goods for the status they confer, calling on luxury brands to embrace their customers’ status needs.
Resolving The Tension Between Quiet Luxury and Status-Seeking Conspicuous Consumption
A New York minute ago, quiet luxury replaced conspicuous consumption and became all the rage. Now it’s retreated from the headlines with fashion insiders rejecting the phrase as too overused: “An overly TikTok-ified way of describing classic, refined clothing,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Italian designer Brunello Cucinelli, who fully embraces the trend if not the terminology, […]
Store Closures Can Hurt More Than Help Retailers’ Bottom Line
Everybody knows that opening a store in a new location can have a positive impact on sales not just in that location but in online traffic overall. It’s the “Halo Effect.” But closing a store can result in more than just lost sales in that particular store. That’s called the “Horn Effect,” the negative flip […]
As The Luxury Market Evolves, White Space Abounds If Brands Know Where To Look
The luxury market, including its goods and experiences, will end the year up eight to 10 percent over 2022 at current exchange rates, which is pretty dynamic considering the hefty comps it is up against. Expected to hit €1,508 billion ($1.65 trillion), it will have advanced between 18 to 20 percent over 2019, according to […]
