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Luxury Consumers

Consumer goods Looks good
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Sales of big global companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble are growing fast in Brazil, and luxury brands such as l'Occitane are piling in. But the country has also come up with a home-grown beauty company that dominates its bathroom shelves.

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Dodd-Frank's Costs Will Be Paid For By Low-Income Bank Customers
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Following the crisis, the Obama Administration and Congress passed the largest financial reform bill in history — the Dodd-Frank Act. Dodd-Frank was intended to reform Wall Street and “protect consumers.” But Dodd-Frank is making the poor worse off.

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Indycar's Dallara to work on 'futuristic green super-luxury RV'
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Global Caravan Technologies, Inc. (GCT) is a luxury RV and specialty vehicle innovator, committed to exceeding expectations of consumers in luxury markets worldwide, by focusing on design, innovation, and sustainability. GCT has established a facility …

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Welch's® Fruit Snacks And Beaches® Resorts Partner For A Nationwide Luxury …
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Beginning October 1, 2013, and running through January 31, 2014, Welch's® Fruit Snacks will offer an on-pack promotion where consumers can visit its Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/WelchsFruitSnacks) and enter to win a four-day, Luxury …

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New high-MPG cars for 2014
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The changes in autos are coming more swiftly than many consumers realize, said senior editor John O'Dell, who follows "green" cars for automotive website Edmunds.com. "Even if you think you're not really interested in new technologies for improved fuel …

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Wine leaders enthusiastic about future
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As the economy recovers, consumers will continue to make luxury wine purchases, but those will be well reasoned, rather than "frivolous luxury" purchases, one executive predicted. Asked how firms are vying for the attention of the millennial generation …

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Self-Driving Vehicles Progress Faster Than Rules of Road
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… taken away from them.” The cautiousness in developing fully autonomous technology, like that envisioned by Google Inc., reflects what GM officials say is a realistic view of what consumers will accept and the rules of the road will allow …

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Treasury Wine CEO's exit shows challenge for Australian industry
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Once hailed around the world for its so-called "critter labels" – cheap but decent quality wines featuring colourful kangaroo and koala adorned labels – Australia has been slow to grasp a move by consumers toward higher-end tipples. The global trend is …

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Genesis Colors' Sanjay Kapoor opens door to luxury in India
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Challenging the stereotype that consumers in emerging markets demand showy logos and designs, Mr Kapoor discovered that Indian customers travel regularly and demand much the same as customers overseas. When Genesis Luxury first partnered with …

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