Research
March 8, 2013
By Tricia Carr
U.S. affluent consumers plan to spend within the high-ticket travel and automotive categories in 2013 since they are now most comfortable making large purchases after the recession, according to new research from the Shullman Research Center.
{"ct":"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","iv":"1e0051c9e8ed5172750ef09d162395b7","s":"2d420c37f779fe44"}
Share your thoughts. Click here