USA remains the largest global luxury market valued at US$78 billion in 2014: study

Luxury sales are expected to grow 19% to reach US$405 billion by 2019,according to Euromonitor International’s new global data on the luxury goods industry. “Luxury sales in China have increased by US$9.6 billion in the last five years and aside from the US, the top luxury market in the world with US$18.6 billion in sales, … Read more

Emerging markets tend to perceive brands as more luxurious

Chanel and Clinique are leading the way in luxury beauty: Euromonitor International.  Economy, Standard, Premium or Luxury? Brand Perceptions Around the World.  Different markets and regions have completely different perceptions of luxury brands. According to Euromonitor market researcher, the perception of brands as luxurious and trends in buying behaviours differ between developed and emerging markets … Read more

Luxury alcohol industry to be reshaped by the BRIC countries

  The global market for luxury goods has returned to steady growth, after the recessionary decline of 2008. While the developed countries dominate sales, the emerging ones are growing faster. In consequence, luxury brands manufacturers and retailers will continue to switch their focus to these new sources of growth. Three BRIC countries will be the … Read more

Developed countries remain by far the largest spenders on personal luxury: study

Luxury Remains Resilient in the Face of Economic Turbulence  Affordable luxury – important ballast to growth in cash-strapped developed markets Driven mainly by strength in emerging economies, overall retail growth in 2012 is set to be stronger than in 2011, with luxury goods sales expected to exceed US$302 billion worldwide. This represents a year-on-year real … Read more

The luxury goods market continues to prove resilient

 Global Luxury Goods Industry to Generate Additional US$74 Billion in New Sales by 2017 Despite the global volatile economic outlook, the luxury goods market continues to prove resilient, according to the new luxury market research from Euromonitor International, one of the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence and strategic market analysis. In 2012, the … Read more