Research
May 5, 2011
By Rachel Lamb
Experts have predicted a possible $275 billion spend on luxury goods in 2011, an 8 percent growth from last year’s $255 billion, according to a new study from Bain & Co.
{"ct":"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","iv":"4b32d8132a7293fd3d61439aa9dfc57e","s":"825f0f3595342fd0"}
Share your thoughts. Click here