Marketing
August 3, 2021
Almost half of global affluents expect to increase spending on luxury products and experiences by an average of 30 percent in the next 12 months. Image courtesy of Agility Research
By Nora Howe
Affluent consumers around the world are showing optimism for their economic well-being, especially in India, China and the United States.
{"ct":"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","iv":"bab9128c4f2bb0d0ef1527fb3734a799","s":"755cf700d77d1fae"}
Share your thoughts. Click here