Research
November 30, 2012
By Tricia Carr
The majority of U.S. adults with a household income of more than $500,000 purchase luxury products for themselves versus a family member or as a gift, according to a new report by Shullman Research Center.
{"ct":"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","iv":"91bbdaa0606da7f757c4ce3ea38cfb86","s":"9037ea330a12c675"}
Share your thoughts. Click here