Louis Vuitton remains the world’s most valuable luxury fashion or jewelry brand, but Prada’s value rose more than any other brand at 63 percent year-over-year, while the French fashion house’s declined, according to the BrandZ Top 100 list from Millward Brown.

Small business owners with a household income of at least $250,000 are more likely to buy luxury products and services than their non-business-owning counterparts, according to new research from the Shullman Research Center.

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.

Mobile and digital applications are used by 90 percent of U.S. consumers with a household income of $250,000 or more, but just 5 percent of these apps are categorized as luxury, according to a new report from the Shullman Research Center.

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.

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.

Forty-one percent of women with a household income of more than $250,000 believe that the U.S economy is doing better today than it was 12 months ago in comparison to 54 percent of men in this income group who believe the same, according to a new report by the Shullman Research Center.

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.

Sixty-nine percent of U.S. adults with a household income of more than $500,000 are very satisfied with their current financial situation and 60 percent of these consumers predict that they will definitely be better off one year from now, according to a new report by Shullman Research Center.

The majority of U.S. adults with a household income of more than $500,000 purchase luxury products for themselves versus a family member or as a gift, according to a new report by Shullman Research Center.