Purpose: This study aims to focus on proposing and empirically validating a model that captures certain critical socio-psychological factors that nurture consumers' attitude towards affordable luxury brands in an emerging market context of India. ...

Theft of original ideas is the worst form of robbery in the fashion industry today. The production, distribution and consumption of counterfeit goods are increasing at an alarming rate. A considerable amount of time and effort is spent in innovating and inventing distinctive designs and...

Abstract –India is home to some of the richest men in the world, with the fastest growing high net worth individuals (HNIs) in the Asia-Pacific region, the Indian luxury market is the beacon of the future. Numbers of international brands are vying to design, develop and deliver the high-end...

The paper lays emphasis on the factors which affect the decisions of the consumers while making a selection for their choice of retail store. The paper tries to study those variables which affect the choice of retail stores for the consumers. The survey revealed through the paper revealed that...

The Indian luxury market is seen as ‘Next China’, but little has been studied about this upcoming luxury market. With the growing number of luxury products for consumers in India, there is a need to understand the factors driving these consumers’ luxury purchase behavior. The aim of this...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how banking websites can activate customer engagement (CE) to consequently enhance customer trust and retention. Design/methodology/approach: Using an online survey, data were collected from 598 customers of various (public and private) banks in India....

Purpose: India accounts for the third-largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan. The previous studies about halal consumption have focused on the “food and money industry” only. Muslim consumers are prohibited from using alcohol, pork and other items in any form;...