Current online shoppers, typically more affluent consumers, tend to favour branded products over own-label making it an ideal platform for brands. Stéphane Roger, global shopper and retail director at Kantar Worldpanel, said: “Although online only …

David Chong, chairman of Asia's largest independent trust company, Portcullis TrustNet, said huge fines imposed on banks for helping clients evade taxes, along with scepticism over the objectivity of bank advice is prompting affluent Asians to look …

Mr. James Grantham, medical student at the university, compared obesity rates among men and women from around the world with measures such as gross domestic product to determine the impact of affluence on obesity. He found that while it was normal …

We're seeing these attitudinal changes not just in affluent pockets of design devotees, but across the culture, in areas ranging from gadgets to home products to cars, fashion, architecture, books, and advertising. It's in most everything you can touch …

Seeing just as many people shopping in the aisles as there are waiting for prescriptions is a great sign; Walgreen offers items such as fresh dairy and premium snacks that make customers return for their everyday needs. … age group were 11% more …

By consistently delivering products that resonate very well with trend conscious buyers, the retailer has sustained a steady sales growth rate even amid an unconducive retail environment. Although Gap Inc's February and March sales were … The …

Researchers from University of Adelaide suggest that obesity among Western men could be linked with exposure to substances containing the female sex hormone oestrogen – substances that are more often found in affluent societies, such as soy products …

The appeal of ultra-luxury products and services is stronger than ever. However, the success of luxury companies is not guaranteed. Instead, their success is largely dependent on their ability to connect with the wealthy delivering a targeted and …

The rapid rise of this tendency to seek affluence in the mental rather than physical sphere has meant the end of the age when anything would sell as long as it was cheap, and it has also slowed sales of products that are excessively high in quality and …