Nordstrom recently disappointed Wall Street when it announced a 4.1% decline in sales during its fourth quarter covering November 2022 through January 2023. It started Fiscal 2022 strong, with sales up 18.7%, then with each successive quarter, sales slowed.It followed a pattern seen widely across the luxury market and reported here. Luxury brands far and […]
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Over the last three years, the luxury market has experienced a whirlwind of change. After rising 7 percent in 2019 before the pandemic, it suffered a steep decline in 2020, only to bounce back with spectacular growth through 2021 and 2022.Now the economy is under threat again with the banking crisis, rising interest rates, fluctuating […]
Introducing the Research The Affluent Luxury Tracker
The Research The Affluent Luxury Tracker (RTALT) is a continuous daily survey conducted among affluent and HNW consumers tracking their financial status, luxury purchase behavior, lifestyles and values. Plus on-demand Flash surveys are available to give clients immediate information and insights into their most valuable customers.The RTALT is sponsored by Chandler Mount, CEO of Washington, […]
A ‘Richcession’ Is Looming: Get Ready To Weather The Storm
Conventional wisdom holds that when the economy flounders, the well-heeled don’t skip a beat and keep spending while everyone else cuts corners and pulls back.But early indications are that when, rather than if, the economy falters, the high-earning affluent will share in the pain. And their pain will roll over onto the luxury brands that […]
Western Brands’ Dominance In The Chinese Luxury Market Is Threatened By The ‘Guochao’ Trend
The personal luxury goods market boomed in 2022, reaching an unprecedented $383 billion, up 26% from 2019 and 22% from 2021 at current exchange rates, according to Bain-Altagamma Luxury Study.Much of the growth came from its two largest markets, The Americas ($123 billion and up 25%) and Europe ($102 billion, up 27%).However, China, the luxury […]