Luxury items are desired more as status investments than for their inherent beauty or craftsmanship.
The economic climate in China in coming quarters may contribute to consumer behavior in luxury items.
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As inflation becomes uncomfortably high this may negatively impact consumer spending, especially on discretionary luxury items.
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The middle class grows fast, and things that were formerly luxury items become middle-class commodities.
Currently, many stores are ordering more luxury items, hoping to profit with the wealthy consumers.
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Others are more judgmental and claim we spend much too much on luxury items.
Soda and other sweetened beverages are luxury items that offer no nutritional benefit to the consumer.
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Luxury items are desired more as a display of status than for their inherent beauty or craftsmanship.
For example, luxury items, ranging from jewelry to cars, are experiencing lower turnover compared to the past.
Indeed, after the advent of printing, illuminated manuscripts increased their cachet as hand-made luxury items for the elite.
Modern high-end watches must not only be innovative and attractive, but also present themselves as legitimate luxury items.
Through each of these schemes, Mattera used investors funds to provide himself with exclusive luxury items from boats to Ferraris.
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Those affected will be sole proprietors, organizations and individuals that own luxury items, mainly homes, cars, boats, airplanes and helicopters.
They are also appearing more controlled with inventories, as consumers only show very slight signs of returning to purchase non-luxury items.
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Rather than continuing to cut budgets, families will splurge on luxury items like Lululemon Athletica (LULU) workout gear and Coach (COH) handbags.
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Jewelers -- big and small -- have reported strong sales of engagement and wedding rings, in sharp contrast to slumping demand for other luxury items.
The digital divide is real, and the economic downturn hurt many working-class families, forcing them to reduce expenses on luxury items like high-speed Internet access.
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The United States announced in March that it was easing sanctions against Iran by allowing the import of three luxury items: carpets, pistachios and caviar.
The show opens by explaining the politics and culture of western Africa before the Europeans arrived to trade in raw materials, luxury items and, eventually, human beings.
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Hermes still specializes in leather goods but has expanded into a wide variety of luxury items including perfumes, colognes, and high-end accessories such as silk scarves, jewelry and watches.
According to Global Refund, a company specializing in tax-free shopping for tourists, the Chinese account for 15% of all luxury items purchased in France but less than 2% of its visitors.
Points can be redeemed for a dizzying array of luxury items, and at the very highest echelon, the customer gets to decide where she or he wants the points to be spent.
So, given that shopping consistently ranks just after eating as the most popular activity on vacation, here is how to save a lot of dollars, or euros, or pounds, even on luxury items: try factory outlets.
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These robots--whether designed to cut your grass or merely to keep you entertained--are luxury items, and with the exception of the relatively inexpensive Roomba robotic vacuum, they are owned mainly by hobbyists and high-end gadget enthusiasts.
Despite the dour attitude towards discounting, 56 percent of wealthy Chinese say that discounting has increased their overall spending on luxury and 50 percent plan to spend more on discounted luxury items in the coming months.
As a 2007 Wall Street Journal article points out, luxury brands often set ridiculously exaggerated price points for a handful of luxury items, in order to make the still-extravagant cost of other goods seem more sane.
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Through a partnership with Phone Halo, a company focused on mobile Bluetooth solutions, apparel in this new collection will feature integrated tracking chips to help high-end clientele locate lost or misplaced luxury items via a customized TrackR app.
Just as the family will go bankrupt unless it can repay its debts by selling the car, the table silver and other luxury items, so must the overburdened euro-zone countries give up their state companies and other luxuries.
Pope, who founded the Lakers cheerleaders in 1983 and also launched the Knicks City Dancers in 1991, said major-market teams are willing to pay for the luxury items, such as elaborate costumes for dancers and expensive giveaways for fan contests.
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