Government


Fiscal cliff legislation may reduce aspirational luxury spend

January 3, 2013

True affluent consumers are not likely to alter their spending habits on high-end goods and services after the fiscal cliff decision, but aspirational buys in the beauty, fragrance and spirits categories could be cut due to the payroll tax increase, experts agree.


New Luxury Briefing supplement aims to build connections in luxury industry

November 1, 2011

London-based publication Luxury Briefing announced the launch of a quarterly magazine supplement called Luxury Connections during its Wealth Summit last week in London.

New federal privacy bill poses challenges to marketers: DMA

April 13, 2011

Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Kerry (D-MA) introduced the Commercial Privacy bill of Rights of 2011 on April 12, imposing stiff regulations on behavioral targeting and collection of consumer data online, which could dramatically undercut the way that luxury brands market themselves in every channel.

Are online targeting regulations inevitable?

December 23, 2010

Luxury marketers remain unclear about the future of Internet advertising as the Department of Commerce released new recommendations outlining the regulation of behavioral targeting and the collection of consumer data online.