Sustainable Luxury Brands : Evidence from Research and Implications for Managers.

This book counteracts the claim that luxury and sustainability are conflicting concepts, and contends that they can successfully co-exist. Discussing key characteristics of luxury such as craftsmanship and preservation of artisan skills, product quality and durability, and limited quantities of luxu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Amatulli, Cesare
Other Authors De Angelis, Matteo, Costabile, Michele, Guido, Gianluigi
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017.
SeriesPalgrave Advances in Luxury.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781137601599
9781137601582
Physical Description1 online resource (253 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Endorsement; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction: Sustainability in€Luxury Branding; Bibliography; 2: Inside Luxury: Main Features, Evolving Trends, and€Marketing Paradoxes; What Is Luxury?; Luxury Customers-Where Are They? Who Are€They?; Luxury Customers-Where Are They?; Luxury Customers-Who Are They?; Marketing in€Luxury-Paradoxes and€Branding Strategies; The Paradoxes of€Luxury Marketing; Branding in€Luxury; Luxury Marketing at€the€Crossroads of€Demand and€Desire; Summary; Bibliography; 3: Luxury, Sustainability, and€"Made In."
  • A Brief History of€Sustainability Luxury and€Sustainability as€Complementary Concepts; Luxury Brands Approaching Sustainability; The Triple Bottom Line Approach in€Luxury; Ecological Dimension; Packaging; Scarcity; Materials; Energy Use; Social Dimension; Community Programs; Supply Chain; Employees; Economic Dimension; Ethical Awareness; Consumer Motivations; Corporate Governance; The Role of€"Made In" in€Pursuing Luxury Sustainability; Overview of€the€Effects of€"Made In" and€"Country of€Origin" on€Consumers' Responses; Branding versus Country of€Origin Effect.
  • The Marketing Management of€the€"Made In" Effect The Exemplary Case of€"Made in€Italy"; Communicating Sustainability in€Luxury; Summary; Bibliography; 4: Luxury Consumption and€Sustainability; The Luxury Consumption: Why Do We€Buy Luxury?; The Relative Nature of€Luxury: A€Sociological Perspective; Individual Luxury Consumption Values; The Market of€Positional Goods; The Economy of€Desire; The Growth in€an€Affluent Society; The Frustrated Expectations; The Effects of€Positional Competition; The Luxury Consumption: How Do We€Buy Luxury?; Approaches to€Luxury Consumption.
  • Motivations for€Luxury Consumption: Externalized versus€Internalized Luxury Purchasing Additional Luxury Consumers' Segmentation Schemes; Leveraging Sustainable Luxury Consumption; What Consumers Think About€Sustainable Luxury: Insights from€an€Exploratory Research; Summary; Bibliography; 5: Sustainability Across Industries; Blurring of€Boundaries between€Luxury and€Mass Markets; Industry-by-Industry Analysis of€Sustainability Initiatives; Fashion; Sustainability Leaders in€Luxury Fashion; Sustainability in€Mass-Market Fashion; Cosmetics and€Fragrances.
  • Sustainability Leaders in€Cosmetics and€Fragrances Sustainability in€Luxury Cosmetics; Food and€Beverages; Sustainability Leaders in€Food; Sustainability Leaders in€Beverage; Sustainability in€Luxury Food and€Beverage; Watches and€Jewelry; Sustainability Leaders in€Luxury Watches and€Jewelry; Sustainability in€Mass-Market Watch and€Jewelry; Automotive; Sustainability Leaders in€Automotive; Sustainability in€Luxury Automotive; Summary; Bibliography; 6: Insights from€Key Topics in€Sustainable Luxury Research; Sustainability and€Innovation in€Luxury.