Previous Press Releases
Affluent Report Positive Outlook for Their Personal Wealth, Their Spending Plans, and the Economy in New Survey
Atlanta, October 21, 2015 ─ A favorable 12-month outlook for changes in personal net worth and after-tax income among the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households surveyed by the American Affluence Research Center was revealed in its new Millionaire Monitor report. The...
Survey Identifies Sales Opportunities for Jewelers
Survey Identifies Sales Opportunities for Jewelers   Atlanta, GA  October 15, 2015 ─ Eighteen fine jewelry brands were tested in the new Millionaire Monitor, the 27th tracking study of the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households by the American Affluence Research...
Retailers Will See Holiday Gift Purchases Rising to $33 Billion by Affluent Consumers
Retailers Will See Holiday Gift Purchases Rising to $33 Billion by Affluent Consumers Atlanta, GA  September 22, 2015 ─ A year over year increase of 4% in average holiday gift purchases by the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households is indicated by the...
Affluent Will Spend $24 Billion for the Holiday Gift At the Top of Most Wish Lists
Affluent Will Spend $24 Billion for the Holiday Gift At the Top of Most Wish Lists Atlanta, GA  September 29, 2015 ─ Gift cards and similar “currency†are the favorite gift on the holiday wish list of most people, according to the National Retail Federation...
Problems with Online Panel Surveys Confronted by Research Associations
Problems with Online Panel Surveys Confronted by Research Associations  Atlanta, GA  April 2, 2015 – The Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) and The Global Research Business Network (GRBN), in conjunction with the research firm Esomar,...
Retailers Should Copy Restaurants to Boost Holiday Gift Card Sales
Retailers Should Copy Restaurants to Boost Holiday Gift Card Sales Retailers Could Benefit in Several Ways by Promoting Gift Card Sales  With gift cards at the top of holiday wish lists, traditional retailers fighting show rooming and online only retailers,...
Affluent Give High Priority to Travel
Affluent Give High Priority to Travel Travel Plans and Priorities of Affluent Revealed in Survey  Atlanta, GA  December 16, 2014 – With 85% of the affluent planning to spend the same or more for domestic vacation travel as in 2014 and 77% planning to spend the...
The Rich Are Getting Richer, but Many Brands May Be Missing the Wealth Effect
The Rich Are Getting Richer, but Many Brands May Be Missing the Wealth Effect The U.S. market of millionaires is the largest in the world,  yet the market potential of millionaires remains largely untapped by luxury brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci,...
Affluent Reveal Large Untapped Sales Potential for Cruises in New Survey
Affluent Reveal Large Untapped Sales Potential for Cruises in New Survey In a new survey by the American Affluence Research Center of the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households, less than half of the affluent said they had cruised during the past 10 years. The...
Affluent Report More Cruises on Royal Caribbean and Carnival than Other Brands
Affluent Report More Cruises on Royal Caribbean and Carnival than Other Brands Contrary to conventional wisdom, the affluent were most likely to name Royal Caribbean and Carnival as the brands cruised during the past five years in a new survey by the...
