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May 01, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

12-Minute Total Body Workout

We asked Joe Stankowski, a trainer in Grand Rapids, MI, to give you a functional workout that can be done in any home or building. 1. CLOSE-GRIP PUSH UP  Hit the floor and place your hands inside shoulder width.

May 01, 2015 LUXURY

4 trends dominate affluent purchasing post-recession, claims YouGov exec

Travel + Leisure updates for the modern reader NEW YORK – Affluent consumers are increasingly ready to purchase luxury products, providing brands give them plenty of information and appeal to global trends, according to an executive from YouGov at the Luxury Insights Summit 2015 April 29. A number of trends have become apparent as global affluents recover from the recession and return to purchasing luxury products. Brands can harness these

May 01, 2015 LUXURY

Selfridges helps consumers achieve work-life balance in multichannel campaign

Exterior of Selfridges’ Oxford Street store; photo credit Andrew Meredith British retailer Selfridges is investigating the changing face of employment, from shifting work-life balance to innovations in enterprise, with a multichannel campaign. “Work It!” officially launched April 30 and will run through mid-June, with in-store workshops, displays and online content which feature forward thinkers on the subject and products to help consumers regain some “me-time” in a world.  This campaign speaks

May 01, 2015 LUXURY

Luxury is a commercial notion that rests on experiential ties: Ipsos exec

Affluent consumers prefer experience NEW YORK – Optimism, in personal finances and the economy, has reached its highest point in four years, with 51 percent of affluent consumers expressing optimistic viewpoints of the current market, according to a senior executive from the Ipsos Affluent Survey at the Luxury Insights Summit 2015 April 29. During the “New Insights on Luxury and Luxury Consumers” session, Ipsos shared that the affluent marketplace continues