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Reaching Asian luxury consumers requires deeper psychographic understanding

Who is the affluent Asian consumer? Image courtesy of Gucci While much attention has been paid to the spending power and penchant for luxury goods among Chinese consumers, brands cannot assume that the same exact attitude and shopping habits exist across all Asian countries, according to findings from Agility Research. China’s maturing luxury buyers care most about quality and exclusivity, while in other areas, such as Hong Kong and Singapore,

Thursday, April 2: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price rallied a bit in early Far East trading on their Wednesday morning, hitting its high over there at 11 a.m. Hong Kong time.  From that point the price declined until the low tick of the day, which came minutes after 11 a.m. in London trading.  The subsequent hit its high tick at the 1:30 p.m. EDT close of COMEX trading—and the price declined

LGBTQ Health Disparities Have Been Eliminated

I’ve worked in the field of LGBTQ health my whole adult life. Frankly, considering the depth of our disparities, I felt that I would have job security forever. After a careful analysis of the latest federal LGBTQ surveillance data, I’m extremely pleased to announce that the unthinkable has indeed occurred: LGBTQ health disparities have been…

Spring Cleaning for the Soul

We all know that this winter has been pretty rough with the seemingly endless blizzards, ice storms and sub-zero weather. But March marks the beginning of spring — the season of change. Mother Nature runs her course, thawing life out of the winter cold and breathing new life into spring. People seem to reflect that same change this time of…