Illegal poaching, fuelled by the demand for alternative 'medicines' and luxury goods in Asian markets, continues unabated. In response unprecedented levels of funding are being invested in enforcement, while events such as ...
Ecology
Jan 21, 2014
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Political allegiance plays a critical role in the decision to buy luxury goods. New empirical research by David Dubois, associate professor of marketing at INSEAD, Jeehye Christine Kim of Hong Kong UST Business School and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2018
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People who are extraverted and on low incomes buy more luxury goods than their introverted peers to compensate for the experience of low financial status, finds new UCL research.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2017
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(AP) -- EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.
Internet
Sep 17, 2009
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At the start of the pandemic, consumers were bombarded with a new and hastily constructed form of advertising. In those "uncertain times," customers were promised, they could rely on their favorite brands for help.
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2021
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In an ever-evolving, post-pandemic world, more and more consumers of luxury goods are opting for unplanned, high-end experiences instead, according to researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global ...
Economics & Business
May 3, 2023
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The government of the Pacific paradise of New Caledonia said Wednesday it had decided to ban fishing of sharks, which are being decimated to feed growing demand for luxury goods.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2013
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Forget the early weight gain known as the "Quarantine 15," or the surge in floppy-eared pandemic pup adoptions—the newest COVID-19 trend is all about designer duds and flashy cars, and it comes with a hefty price tag.
Economics & Business
Jan 27, 2022
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The Chinese practice of Daigou—to "buy on behalf of"—has grown from a seemingly disorganized practice associated with individuals cleaning out supermarkets of baby formula to a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon according ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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The iPhone's magic as China's must-have smartphone is eroding. Last year, eager buyers in Beijing waited overnight in freezing weather to buy the iPhone 4S. Pressure to get it—and the profit to be made by reselling scarce ...
Business
Sep 12, 2013
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