People started resetting their priorities about consumption because of the pandemic, she says, and many are deciding that they want to buy fewer, higher-quality products that can last longer.

New research led by Athabasca University challenges long-held assumptions about what drives conspicuous consumption and the desire to be seen with consumer products.

Consumer Behavior Conspicuous Consumption: The Art World Goes Bananas ... a catalyst for social change, or a reflection of who we are and what we value. This value can be deeply idiosyncratic.

A new survey finds affluent Millennials are keen to purchase luxury goods for the status they confer, calling on luxury brands to embrace their customers' status needs.

A few years ago, Bill Cosby set off a firestorm with a speech excoriating his fellow African-Americans for, among other things, buying $500 sneakers instead of educational toys for their children.

As Ukraine has shown, the ethical shortcomings of conspicuous consumption are all the more pronounced when the behavior of public officials is involved. PRINCETON – When Radosław Sikorski , Poland’s ...