Despite the recent economic crisis, luxury retail spending has gained momentum as affluent U.S. consumers continue to regain confidence, according to a survey from American Express Publishing and Harrison Group.
Luxury consumers are expected to spend an extra $26.6 billion on luxury goods this year. According to the sixth annual American Express Publishing and Harrison Group survey, spending on luxuries, excluding cars and travel, is set to rise 8 percent to $359 billion compared to 2010.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b9867548020ee82e49f3117c65e248e6","s":"84fef711e1fc70ce"}