Research
April 21, 2014
Mercedes-Benz, global sponsor of The Masters
By Joe McCarthy
Affluent spending indices for home durables, vacation travel and other categories are on the rise, according to a report by the American Affluence Research Center.
{"ct":"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","iv":"fd495bed831305b77c34a09d5b6589ee","s":"90f51b761ac5acae"}
Share your thoughts. Click here