Research
June 22, 2015
Luxury shopping sprees have stalled
By Sarah Jones
Affluent consumer confidence dipped during the second quarter of 2015, landing slightly higher than during the lowest point of the recession, according to a new report from Unity Marketing.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d4fea0546c2f9a22504a748bcb53a056","s":"f3e99bc0fd37e232"}
Share your thoughts. Click here