Previous AARC in the News
Jo Malone Stands Strong With Bloomingdale’s Mailer Takeover
April, 2011 – This Luxury Daily article discusses how direct mail can incorporate various types of media to communicate a strong message (http://www.luxurydaily.com/jo-malone-tea%e2%80%99s-off-new-scents-with-bloomingdale%e2%80%99s-mailer/). By Rachel Lamb Fragrance...
Cruise Industry News: Luxury Defined
March 2011 This is a post from The Cruise Industry News Defining Luxury While rating ships on an intricate point system, luxury is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, according to Douglas Ward, author of Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruises and Cruise Ships 2011. Not...
Keynote Speaker Announcement for Timeshare and Fractional Networking Expo GNEX 2011
This is a post from pr-inside.com (http://www.pr-inside.com/keynote-speaker-announced-for-day-one-r2435932.htm) noting Ron Kurtz as the keynote speaker on Day One of the Timeshare and Fractional Networking Expo GNEX 2011. Keynote Speaker Announced For Day One Of...
Will the Tax Freeze Create Jobs?
This is a post from a WSJ blog (http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/12/07/will-tax-freeze-for-wealthy-create-jobs) referening AARC's research about spending trends for the affluent market. December 7, 2010 By Robert Frank One of the core arguments for extending the Bush...
Wealthy Remain Cautious in Spending and Risk-Taking
This is a blog post from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2010/12/07/wealthy-remain-cautious-in-spending-and-risk-taking/) referencing AARC's latest research about affluent spending. December 7, 2010 There’s been a lot of talk...
Affluent Market Survey Shows Dim Prospects for Retailers this Holiday Season
Retailers are likely to see Christmas and Hanukah gift spending by affluent consumers at or below the levels of 2009 expenditures according to a new survey of the wealthiest 10% of US households by the American Affluence Research Center (AARC). In the AARC Fall 2010...
The ‘Aspirational’ Consumer: R.I.P.
This is a post from brandweek.com (http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/direct/e3i5094e406e415c280d0da248c34faffdc) referencing AARC’s latest research about the affluent market. November 3, 2010 It wasn’t very long ago that marketers were...
Spending Levels of Affluent Consumers Seen Likely to Rise
This is a blog post from Kitchenbathdesign.com (http://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/print/Kitchen-and-Bath-Design-News/Spending-Levels-of-Affluent-Consumers-Seen-Likely-to-Rise/2$5652) referencing AARC’s latest research about affluent spending plans and returning to...
Wealthy Families Plan To Spend $2,300 on Holiday Gifts
This is a blog post from The Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com) referencing AARC's latest research about affluent spending plans for the 2010 holiday season. Wealthy Families Plan To Spend $2,300 on Holiday Gifts Originally posted October 6, 2010...
Prozac for the Rich
This is a post from The Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com) where they used several of the AARC tracking studies to support their reasons for extending the Bush tax cuts. Prozac for the Rich: The Bush Tax Cuts Should Be Extended, If Only to Avoid Withdrawal...
