Last week, Conde Nast led a $20 million round of funding in Vestiaire Collective, an online emporium that enables fashionistas to buy and sell pre-owned luxury items. Back in March, Condé led a $20 million round of funding for Farfetch, an e-commerce …

As the financial crisis lingered, retailers became more cautious with their inventory, especially of luxury items. But with consumers holding on to their wallets this fall, coupons and preseason discount offers have proliferated from Nordstrom …

What is happening is, almost paradoxically, as confidence returns to the consumer, the consumer is stepping beyond lecturing good than buying big- ticket items like houses and cars — eon flux or he — beyond luxury goods and buying big- ticket items …

The Finance Ministry is considering a sharp cut in import tariffs on luxury products, from 30% to around 5%, to help position Thailand as a shopping paradise for Thais and foreign visitors, according to Areepong Bhoocha-oom, the finance permanent …

Thailand's government said it will scrap import duties on luxury watches, clothes and cosmetics to help the country compete with Hong Kong and Singapore for wealthy travelers from markets including China. The duty on some luxury goods will be cut to …

Neeraj Chauhan, CEO, Financial Mall, insists, "Lifestyle expenditures should be reduced to the extent possible." Postpone purchases of luxury items for some time and avoid taking on debt. You can always come back in better times. If you are servicing a …

However, Hong Kong retail sales growth unexpectedly slowed despite the growth of visitor number, who were losing interest in luxury items. For instance, the sales of alcohol and tobacco fell by 20 percent in July from a year earlier. The situation …

While it's okay to indulge ourselves every now and then, it's important to treat these splurges as a personal weaknesses, and work to minimize their prevalence. Mr. Money Moustache explains how he sees his own luxury items: If I were to get used to all …

What's inside a $1,000 lighter that makes it so special? Or Gibson's Les Paul electric guitar? Those are questions a collective called LuxInside has tried to answer with special photography that offers a look inside some of the world's most expensive …