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Apple of my i: How ‘developing nation’ India is falling deeper in love with iPhonesApple's iPhones are often seen as a luxury product that only the rich can afford. However, things are changing, even if only slowly. Easier...
22 May, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Why Gucci price hikes know no boundsLuxury goods tend to stretch the price frontier, but their inflationary effects are swept aside by minuscule consumption.
11 Apr, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
View: If you've got it flaunt it, but use it, and you lose itWhether its typewriters or vaccines, it’s a Cache-22 of conspicuous non-consumption.
18 Dec, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
The problem of being caught in the circle of conspicuous consumptionWith the booming economy and improving living standards since the mid of the twentieth century, India has witnessed a steep rise in consume...
18 Jun, 2017, 01.10 PM IST