Research
December 31, 2014
The new face of luxury study
By Nancy Buckley
When it comes to luxury products, 73 percent of luxury consumers consider quality to be the most important attribute, according to a study by the Luxury Institute and Epsilon.
{"ct":"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","iv":"69eae3272d80e3d0835b20bc5f0954ac","s":"abffb32890f27805"}
Share your thoughts. Click here