What billions of searches reveal about how luxury is seen, sought, and sold Leveraging 8.5B+ searches across 30 brands over 4 years, USA
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After years of record growth, the luxury industry is facing a new reality. Once defined by timelessness and exclusivity, it is now shaped by volatility, shifting values, and a consumer base that’s harder to pin down.
And yet the desire for luxury has not disappeared.
We used digital signals over a period of four years to understand what people search for in the context of a pre-defined set of luxury brands, and unpacked it in this latest Kantar report.
5
BILLION fashion related queries are made in the US each year
+31%
YoY Vintage searches
+278%
Surge in interest in second-hand luxury
+20%
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73% of brands tracked saw a decline in search interest year-on-year

Sneaker & New Balance searches reflect the success of Miu Miu’s New Balance collaboration.

Second-hand is mainstreaming, vintage is the new status symbol

Footwear is down at -29% hinting at saturation
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