This study explores how sustainability-related information affects consumers' willingness to pay for Pistacchio Verde di Bronte PDO, a luxury agri-food product. Using an experimental auction with multiple price lists and random-effects interval regression models, the results show that...

We study consumption and welfare inequality by analyzing how households allocate resources - market expenditures and the value of time - to the production of activities. The share of resources allocated to an activity rises or falls with wages, classifying them into luxuries or necessities,...

The importance of brand personality congruence (BPC), brand attachment (BA) and brand love (BL) in the luxury marketing is paramount. Still, their relationships in enhancing the customers obsessive passion (OP) and compulsive buying behavior (CBB) through the moderating role of materialism...

Air conditioners have become an indispensable part of modern life, providing a comfortable indoor climate, especially during the hot summer months. However, their use comes with environmental consequences. The increased electricity consumption required to power air conditioners significantly...

Research background: The increasing variety of electric vehicles affects users' electric vehicle purchasing preferences. Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the importance levels of the factors that affect consumer decisions in purchasing electric vehicles whose prices are above a...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of physical Vanity, achievement vanity, and brand equity on luxury consumption in the skincare industry, considering the promising US$13.9 billion beauty and personal care market in India, as estimated by Euromonitor International. Data were...

In recent years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable rise in demand for luxury urban hospitality services. Luxury hospitality is not solely about costly offerings; it emphasises creating authentic, personalised, and wellness-focused experiences. Successful luxury...

The article addresses key challenges and opportunities within the high jewelry industry. It explores how brands can target sustainability and diversification demands by consumers from the supply side. It details sustainability-oriented market trends and resulting challenges and opportunities for...

The transition to sustainability is a key objective of global policies. However, the implementation and adoption of sustainable practices in supply chains vary significantly across market sectors. Research highlights the luxury sector as particularly critical, with key stakeholders - supply...

A consensus and buying pattern regarding luxury brands has endured a paradigm shift from being envied to being questioned or entirely overlooked. The pandemic has led to a fair share of economic implications. Brands are forced to watch their product range fully, except for reserving a portion of...

It is of interest to examine how consumers perceive luxury brands with the different elements of authenticity, leading to brand image, for companies to create and build a brand that is conducive to influence purchase intention. Through a proposed conceptual research model, brand authenticity and...

With Saudi Arabia's tendency to implement a policy of economic openness to the world from the early 1980s, the phenomenon of conspicuous consumption (society of consumption and imitation) has increased. Due to the adoption of the concepts of economic globalization, changing consumption patterns,...

Given the empirical evidence showing the crucial role of income distribution and excessive consumption of richer households in determining greenhouse gas emissions, understanding their connection becomes especially important. Building on the distinction between subsistence and luxury emissions,...