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":"4590c3c18016c84091d9dea077ca2e48","s":"20fc68ff42be37e6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here