Research
June 2, 2011
By Rachel Lamb

Consumers’ short-term outlook on business, the economy and gas prices have led to a purchasing slump and pessimistic outlook in May, but this may not apply to luxury consumers.
{"ct":"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","iv":"e4eec95daf8311d4d30ea9c19553a90b","s":"ee56324ee9f6e40a"}
Share your thoughts. Click here