We study how luxury brands can use product line expansion as a strategy when facing a threat from the counterfeit market. Consumers who are status-conscious consider the benefits and costs of buying luxury items in order to strengthen the beliefs of others about their status. Our findings...

Trade in counterfeit luxury brands is perceived as a challenging issue to the luxury industry. As such, this paper sought to explore an often overlooked component of consumer behavior in the consumption of counterfeit luxury brands - materialism. An extensive and critical literature review was...

Despite the constant efforts of organizations and law enforcement agencies to stop counterfeit luxury brands, it still remains as one of the most challenging issues for not only genuine luxury brands but also policy makers around the world. In recent years, counterfeit luxury brand consumption...

Luxury products are among the most commonly seized counterfeit items by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and the annual confiscation rate continues to increase. Globally, the total costs associated with these counterfeits are estimated to be in the range of billions of dollars, and...