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Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

The new trends in the luxury market in the 21st century

2022, 2022, No. 4

Dominika Bochańczyk-Kupka

0000-0003-0428-3434

University of Economics in Katowice (Katowice, Poland)

DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.4.22.8

Publication date

28.02.2023

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Social sciences

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international relations, economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology

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Polish, English

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Abstract

The main aim of this article is to present and analyse changes in the global luxury goods market in the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the effects of the supply shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the part devoted to the period before the pandemic, the following market trends will be described: the democratisation of luxury, brand consolidation process, the emergence of Generation Alpha, the evolution of masstige goods relied on fast-fashion processes, "Chinese bulimia", market ”retailization” processes, the growing importance of mono-brand stores, rejection of online sales by European brands, e-commerce development, and growing environmental awareness. The article’s part, dedicated to the period of the pandemic and the changes immediately after it, presents trends such as the emergence of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and gaming goods (metaverse gaming), the rebirth of the vintage market and secondhand stores, an increase in sales of casual goods, new multi-brand sales platforms, and the growing importance of local markets. The article is based on literature query and comparative analysis of industry reports prepared by Deloitte, Bain Company, and Luxe Digital.

Keywords:

luxury,luxury market,Covid-19,market analysis

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