Research

Most affluent consumers will continue to purchase from a luxury brand that offers a mainstream line, according to a new report from the Luxury Institute.

NEW YORK – An Ipsos MediaCT executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said that more than half of affluent consumers believe that luxury brands have lowered their standards of quality in recent years.

DANA POINT, CA – Two out of three affluent consumers are open to discovering new luxury products and experiences this year, according a new survey from American Express Publishing and Harrison Group presented at the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit 2013.

The majority of affluent consumers prefer to purchase products and services online rather than going into a store or through another method, according to a new report from the Shullman Research Center.

Pointing to the quick growth of mobile use for shopping, 29 percent of retailers now see more than 20 percent of their traffic coming from mobile devices, up from just 3 percent who could make this claim a year ago, according to a new report from the e-tailing group.

Gucci, Tiffany & Co., Audi, Estée Lauder, Louis Vuitton and Burberry are among the top 10 brands that are showing digital dominance in Japan, according to a new report from L2 Think Tank.

Ultra-affluent consumer spending reached its lowest level in five years in 2012 when this group spent 14.1 percent less on luxury since 2009, while other consumers upped their purchases, according to new research from Unity Marketing.

The number of Internet searches in Brazil for luxury automotive brands rose 68 percent in 2012 with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Range Rover in the lead, according to a new report from Digital Luxury Group.

Barring New York, the Beverly Hills, CA, market had the highest volume of real estate sales that started at $10 million in 2012, according to the 2013 Coldwell Banker Previews International Luxury Market Report.

Forty-six percent of affluent men with a household income of more than $250,000 are optimistic or very optimistic about the U.S. economy, while 21 percent of women express the same sentiments, according to a new report from the Shullman Research Center.