There's no doubt background and luck play a big role in getting rich (as Malcolm Gladwell famously noted in Outliers, 14 out of the 75 richest people in history were born between 1830 and 1840). But what is perhaps less obvious is the role played by …

It's no secret that the super-rich like to have the best of everything: classic cars, private jets, megahomes and megayachts, but the secret places they go to make these purchases will surprise you. We know there are businesses that cater to these …

Luxury fox, mink and sable furs as well as racoon, musquash and coney coats are selling better than ever at the 200-year-old Barnardo emporium on Dublin's Grafton Street. And the family run business is shifting their most expensive pieces – mink coats …

September 22 – Japanese food store Maruetsu will open its first store in China by the end of September, Japanese media reported. Maruetsu plans to open an upscale supermarket in Wuxi, an industrial city in Jiangsu province on September 30, and hopes to …

This real estate firm, prides itself on local knowledge and is dedicated to helping their clients, buy, sell, lease, and manage a wide range of properties. Coast Realty and Management offers many luxury homes and condos, including waterfront …

The disaster shocked consumers, putting the spotlight on the often appalling conditions for workers making garments and, activists hope, creating a desire in shoppers to consider every link in the worldwide supply chain. At "Honest by", click on a …

Both are capable trucks that get decent gas mileage and are as quiet inside as a good luxury car,” said Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing for Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports opted to test the Silverado's widely sold 355-hp, 5.3-liter V8 …

Currently, “60 percent of all luxury goods are purchased overseas, as imported goods are much more expensive at home,” said Elizabeth Flora, editor of the China luxury information Web site Jing Daily. She noted that Beijing's current antigraft campaign …

"We went through this period after the financial crisis when everything stopped and a lot of the luxury brands put the brakes on development," says Chuck Dembo, a real estate broker at Dembo Realty who handles a lot of luxury retail properties in the L …