Central Retail is the only retailer in Thailand that caters to a full range of consumers from the luxury/affluent segment to the mass market across the widest product categories – fashion, food, lifestyle, sports, electronics, home improvements, etc …

Yet as millions lost their homes to foreclosure and access to household credit dried up, the PACs representing wealthy industrialists like the Koch brothers turned up the pressure not for job creation to spur consumer spending but fiscal austerity …

Few Vietnamese consumers, however use banking products other than a savings account. Only 5 per cent own a credit card, for example. Rich, poor, or in between, Vietnamese enjoy the hunt for deals, discounts and promotions, more so than consumers in …

Despite their ongoing struggle to get customers to buy their products and services, large U.S. companies flush with cash are handing it out like candy to win investors' affections. Corporations are setting records buying back their shares and …

Unfortunately the killjoys of Noble Energy punctured our euphoria before we even had time to start dreaming of a life of affluent leisure, travelling the world, staying at the most expensive, plushest hotels and dining only at Michelin-star restaurants …

In his latest column, Rich Lowry makes an excellent case for Daniels as a role model for 2012 Republicans. Daniels … When he first came into office, he called for a tax hike on the most affluent Indianans. …. He too was deeply sensitive to the …

Companies increasingly are marketing to this rising demographic, fueling a surge of "mass luxury" products and services from premium Starbucks coffee and organic groceries to concierge medicine and VIP lanes at airports. Political parties are taking a …

Every loan product has its place. Option ARMs, interest-only, reverse mortgages, adjustable rates, high LTV, subprime, all mortgage products serve some borrower's unique financial circumstances. Contrary to popular belief, exotic loan products were not …

Lidl wants to double its store openings to 30 or 40 a year while Aldi is investing £185m this year in opening 50 new stores, targeting more affluent areas. “People are initially attracted by our low pricing strategy but it's the product quality that …