Not exact matches
Sales of high - end and
luxury consumer products, such as our performance electric vehicles, depend in part on
discretionary consumer
spending and are even more exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions.
AWI trade consultant Scott Carmody noted consumers were exercising their
discretionary spend on
luxury items and that includes wool with its appeal as a natural, ecologically sustainable and biodegradable fibre.
Since
discretionary spending —
spending on things like a nice dinner out, a movie, or a
luxury item like a new television — dips when people have less money, the additional taxes paid by Americans could presumable hurt business» ability to both hire new employees and be successful in the first place.
«The
luxury side is challenged because so many of the dollars
spent by those shoppers are
discretionary dollars,» Beemer says.
Find and Retain the Best Tenants for Your Maryland Rental Properties It's slightly unfair to stereotype Beltway tenants but many local real estate marketing companies group local demographics according to observed lifestyles: Single, upwardly mobile professionals with plenty of
discretionary spending options frequently gravitate toward the dense, Class A
luxury multiunit complexes in and around downtown Washington, wealthy young families look for homes near good private schools in Arlington and Alexandria, while practical families and recent empty nesters choose the relative rental bargains among single - homes and rural estates in and around Baltimore.
Discretionary spending can include
luxuries or extras like eating out, vacations, gifts, entertainment and gadgets.