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Ever since retail opened up after the pandemic, the National Retail Federation has gushed over the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the American consumer.In a recent CNBC interview, NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay reported January retail sales were up 4.8% over last year, highlighting: “We have very resilient consumers and people are out […]
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 […]
Over the last three years, the luxury market has experienced a whirlwind of change. In the lead-up to the pandemic, the personal luxury goods market grew 7 percent in 2019, reaching $300 billion globally. Then in 2020, it suffered a sharp decline, dropping an unprecedented 22 percent to $235 billion, followed by a remarkable rebound […]
Web 3.0 is coming fast. While it still hasn’t been fully realized, it promises to mark the end of the domination of the internet by power platforms, like Google, Facebook and Twitter and put users in charge.“This third generation of internet services will be the catalyst for a new internet, connecting data-driven technologies like artificial […]
In beauty circles, the Lipstick Effect, also called the Lipstick Index, is claimed to be the category’s leading economic indicator. The concept is that in times of a recession and other economic stresses, women will indulge in discretionary purchases that provide an emotional uplift without breaking the budget. Lipstick fits the bill.While the lipstick effect […]
Speaker, author, and market researcher Pamela N. Danziger is internationally recognized for her expertise on the world’s most influential consumers: the American Affluent. As founder of Unity Marketing, Pam leads with research to provide brands with actionable insights into the minds of their most profitable customers.
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