In another study, consumers were invited up to a luxury box during a professional football game. Those who had an entourage with them felt a higher degree of status. Finally, they showed that feelings of social connection underlie the effect. An …

Hot on the heels of its 2015 Escalade debut, Cadillac continues to loudly beat the marketing drum, this time by announcing its entry into the luxury plug-in hybrid market with the Cadillac ELR. Sales will begin in January of what the company calls an …

Seidell says Apple (AAPL) products are a prime target for complaints because of what he calls "the luxury principle" — "if you believe that you have purchased a luxurious experience…you will complain about it. So when it's not perfect you're like …

While Abe's policies have lifted the stock market and spurred spending on luxury goods, overall retail sales have grown only tepidly since he was elected last year. A sales tax increase could also dent consumer spending once it takes effect in April …

The cost versus value proposition is alive and well among the affluent, Danziger said. “Just because people have a lot of money, doesn't mean they don't want deals. “Luxury consumers are smart and know how to find a deal; the idea that they're not is …

Luxury brands have also appeared to shake off a crackdown on purchases by state officials early this year. Audi, the top-sealing luxury auto brand in China, saw demand jump 28 percent as consumers snatched up the Q3 compact crossover and the Q5 …

At its peak a couple of decades ago, Nabel's Nurseries in Mamaroneck had up to 100 employees, including one who just directed its Mamaroneck Avenue customers into parking spots. Last year, Paul … “We're a luxury-type business,” she says. “Nobody …

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For a long time we've been describing shoes (and other clothing items) as "nude", without thinking twice about what exactly nude means, when for plenty of luxury consumers, so-called nude items provide certain contrast to their own nude skin tone.