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...Obin's conservation strategy involves aiming high. She courts an A-list clientele, which includes the Indonesian capital's top socialites, tycoons and politicians, as well as visiting celebs like Mick Jagger and Julia Roberts. She also sells her work through a smattering of high-end boutiques in Europe, the U.S., the Middle East and Japan. Samples of her fabrics hang in museums in Amsterdam, Sydney and Japan...
...with its wealth of information on almost any conceivable topic, has also become a resource for finding the best possible price on products ranging from high-end LCD televisions to cans of tuna. As pricing data becomes more prevalent on the net, Internet users get ever closer to perfect information. That information in turn reduces almost any consumer good to a commodity. Why wouldn't everyone search for the absolute lowest price on every purchase...
...what sites are lower income Internet users visiting? Again, you might be a little surprised. Browsing the top shopping sites visited by Internet users in the lowest income groups include sites that trade in exotic cars, expensive apparel brands and high-end electronics. Perhaps these searches are aspirational. But what about what is considered by most to be a necessity today - a simple, basic cell phone...
...Viking's big guns, its heavy-metal ranges and ovens, are under some pressure from such high-end rivals as Wolf, Thermador and France's La Cornue--should you absolutely need a professional-grade range. Viking also got dinged by low Consumer Reports ratings and persistent complaints about durability and uneven performance. Andrews says it's all relative. "Consumer Reports operates on a value-for-money ratio, and our products are never going to be in the lower-price range," he says. He points to Viking's one-year warranty on parts and labor and a five-year limited warranty...
...downmarket in Scotland. It's something to do with the pilgrim mentality. Do they want friendly service and quality products while they are traveling? Of course. Do they want white-glove glitz? Not in great numbers," he said. The town is still scarred from the failure of two high-end properties--Drumoig Golf Centre and the Gateway Club--which didn't attract enough glitzy members...