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The strong demand for luxury goods and services in the U.S. during the past two to three years has largely come to an end as conspicuous consumption seems to be out of favor with affluent households, ...

The Birkin Bag started out of necessity for one woman. Jane Birkin, the legendary English actress and singer who became one ...

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When George W. Bush took office in January 2001, the economy was producing roughly $10 trillion worth of output annually. This year, it looks like production will be in the neighborhood of $13.5 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tapestry—the parent company of Coach—said Gen Z now accounts for roughly 35% of its new customers. (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) ...

It’s back-to-school time and another shopping holiday is upon us. It may not be a coincidence, but Aug. 1 was this year’s Earth Overshoot Day — the day when we (all of humanity) have used more from ...

Buckle up, everyone; this post is going to be a long one. Today, I wanted to discuss the matter of conspicuous consumption: the art of spending relatively large sums of money on luxury goods. When you ...