Innovation and the Chinese consumer: As China's luxury market rapidly changes, learn how brands are innovating to appeal to Chinese consumers, from brand positioning to design, product development, retail, and marketing. Consumer influencers: From …

These consumers — the primary customer base of “affordable luxury” companies such as Coach Inc. (COH), Tiffany & Co. (TIF) and Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (KORS) — aren't necessarily “immune to everything,” said Paul Lejuez, a New York-based analyst …

Luxury department store Lane Crawford recently opened a Shanghai flagship store twice the size of its Hong Kong location, and Wall Street Journal sat down with company president Andrew Keith to listen to his views on what the Chinese luxury consumer …

As a result, there's considerable untapped potential for brands to develop much more targeted – especially geolocation-driven – services to consumers, if they can use big data techniques to better understand and engage with mobile users' preferences …

A similar story is unfolding in sleepy small towns across Europe as big luxury brands are inspired to create the finest products for whimsical customers, many of whom are not even sure what they want. At Asnieres, on the outskirts of Paris, energy …

"Starbucks has been able to enjoy high prices in China, mainly because of the blind faith of local consumers in Starbucks and other Western brands," Wang Zhendong, director of the Coffee Association of Shanghai, told CCTV. The report echoed a separate …

The lag in their stocks since the summer is a “very good barometer” of the pessimism investors have for their customers' spending ability, he said. Americans aren't as enthusiastic as Asian consumers about luxury shopping, while the European market …

Instant noodles, otherwise known as instant ramen in some parts of the world, were invented by the Japanese and were once considered luxury gourmet over fifty years ago, back when fresh foods were more accessible than processed food. Today, the …

This synergy between 7FAM and Malhia Kent unites contemporary with high fashion by adding opulence and glamour to the everyday, allowing consumers to indulge in luxury while maintaining their confidence in a brand they trust for all their denim needs.