The luxury concept has throughout history played an important role in social life by being a clear indicator of knowledge and social class which has not changed at present but only becoming catchier. Today, the demand for luxury brands is ever increasing and brand offering is continuously on the rise.The luxury market is expanding rapidly in India on the back of economic deregulation, fast GDP ...

Despite recent global economic downturns around the world, but Luxury goods still the popularity as some of the most popular products in the world. Now-days, more and more people know about Luxury goods and interested with Luxury goods. China has become the largest Luxury goods purchaser market. From the report 2013 it shows that Chinese people have buy 25% of the Luxury goods in the world(Husb...

Luxury is an identity, a philosophy and a culture which requires understanding before the adoption of e-business practices because of its intricacies and output are essentially different from other types of goods. Factors such as culture, personal characteristics, website quality, and vendor characteristics influence the online purchasing behavior of consumers thus making it a complex area of s...

In this study, influences of vehicle exterior images on sound quality ratings of acceleration sounds were investigated. Luxury and sporty vehicle images were presented to German or Japanese frequent drivers, while listening to acceleration sounds. Subsequently, loudness, luxury, and sportiness of the sounds were rated. The results indicate that the German drivers tended to rate loudness lower a...

People desire luxury products because they are highly valued by society, among other reasons, but little is known about how wearing luxury products influences consumers’ selfidentity and behavior. This research demonstrates that wearing luxury products can lead consumers to engage in behaviors that are highly valued by society. Study participants who wear or simply imagine themselves wearing lu...

The global luxury goods market anticipates a massive increase of 65% from 2010 to 2015, with most of the growth coming from emerging economies, especially in Far East Asia. China remains the essential increase generator in the region (Bombourg, 2011). With its developing economy and extensive population, the Far East Asia regions have quickly become the world’s largest brand-name luxury good ma...

Materialism is a way of life characterized by the pursuit of wealth and possessions. Several studies have documented that a materialistic lifestyle is associated with diminished subjective well-being. In spite of this, many people continue to pursue materialistic goals rather than pursue goals that are more beneficial for their well-being. The current paper investigates one mechanism that may c...

Microalgae in waste stabilization ponds (WSP) have been shown to accumulate polyphosphate. This luxury uptake of phosphorus is influenced by the wastewater phosphate concentration, light intensity and temperature, but the dynamics of how these factors affect luxury uptake with respect to time are not understood. With improved understanding of the dynamics of this mechanism and how it could be m...

Luxury retail strategy differs from other retail strategies not merely in distinctive formulations of product, price, distribution, and appeals to customer distinction. Instead, it increasingly stands or falls on the legitimacy of a charismatic creative director. The director offers an aesthetic brand ideology. Luxury retail draws on the principles of art and magic to assemble the charismatic p...

Mature markets, a new status landscape, and the change of values have led to a new way of luxury especially in industrialised, Western democracies like Europe, Japan, and the USA. More and more people in these mature societies are searching for a more sophisticated, more private, less material, and more value driven way of luxury than status cars convey. On the contrary emerging countries are s...