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The Sage Handbook of Luxury Brand Management and Marketing
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The Sage Handbook of Luxury Brand Management and Marketing

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May 2026 | 600 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The Sage Handbook of Luxury Brand Management and Marketing is the definitive reference for understanding the evolving world of luxury branding. Bringing together leading scholars and industry experts from around the globe, this comprehensive volume explores the foundations, innovations, and future directions of luxury marketing in a rapidly changing global landscape.

Spanning seven thematic parts, the handbook covers everything from the psychology of luxury consumption and international branding strategies to digital transformation, sustainability, and cultural innovation. It traces the historical roots of luxury marketing while addressing contemporary challenges such as ethical sourcing, second-hand markets, AI-driven personalization, and the rise of experiential and purpose-driven luxury.

With contributions from pioneers in the field, this volume reflects the international diversity and intellectual richness of luxury brand research today. It offers both theoretical depth and practical insight, making it an essential resource for scholars, postgraduate students, and professionals seeking to understand and shape the future of luxury branding.

Part 1: Rethinking Luxury in a Changing World
Part 2: The Evolving Luxury Consumer
Part 3: International Luxury Marketing
Part 4: Service Innovation, Operations, and Financial Strategy in Luxury
Part 5: Luxury Identity and Cultural Construction of Meaning
Part 6: Strategic Levers for Luxury Brand Growth
Part 7: Digital Luxury Futures

 

Klaus Heine, Michel Phan, Ian Phau, Marie-Cecile Cervellon, and Eunju Ko
Introduction
 
Part 1: Rethinking Luxury in a Changing World: New Challenges and Opportunities
Eunju Ko
Chapter 1: History of Luxury
Felicitas Morhart and Julia Riedmeier
Chapter 2: The Luxury Tensions – Navigating Luxury Brands in an Era of Change
Caroline Ardelet
Chapter 3: The Green Revolution: How New Labelling Laws are Redefining Luxury Fashion
Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw
Chapter 4: Luxury with a Conscience: Mapping the Next Research Frontier for Ethical Luxury
Alice Guzzetti and Roberta Crespi
Chapter 5: Innovative Product and Business Models for Upcycling in Different Luxury Categories
Marie-Cécile Cervellon and Lindsey Drylie Carey
Chapter 6: New Trends of Luxury Consumption in Hard Luxury: Second-Hand and Rental
Lam Luong, Géraldine Michel, and Valérie Zeitoun
Chapter 7: Managing Second-Hand Luxury
 
Part 2: The Evolving Luxury Consumer
Kong Cheen Lau
Chapter 8: Aspirers and Connoisseurs
Kong Cheen Lau
Chapter 9: Motivation of Luxury Consumption
Francine Petersen and Adeepan Chakraborty
Chapter 10: Consumer Emotions and The New Luxury Consumer Journey
Rebecca Robins
Chapter 11: Leading a luxury brand across generations: Maximising an Intergenerational Inflection Point
Douglas Bryson and Glyn Atwal
Chapter 12: Luxury Under Fire: Causes and Expressions of Brand Hate
 
Part 3: International Luxury Marketing
Rovai Serena
Chapter 13: Made in Italy and the Emergence of Female Brands for a Socially Responsible Luxury Identity
Ken Kumagai and Kyung Tae Lee
Chapter 14: Luxury Consumption, Well-Being, and Sustainability: Observations in Japan
Sabine Chrétien-Ichikawa
Chapter 15: Internationalization of Luxury Brands in China
Sheetal Jain and Preetha Menon
Chapter 16: India as a Next Big Opportunity for Global Luxury Market
Patria Laksamana
Chapter 17: Navigating the Indonesian Luxury Market: Challenges and Opportunities
Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen, Hoang Linh Nguyen, and Bao Ngoc Nguyen
Chapter 18: Conspicuous and Inconspicuous Luxury Consumption in the Emerging Economy of Vietnam
Lina Bustillo and Juan Camilo Vallejo Velez
Chapter 19: Colombia
 
Part 4: Service Innovation, Operations, and Financial Strategy in Luxury
Jonas Holmqvist
Chapter 20: Luxury Service Consumption in the Age of Social Media
Sonja Sperber, Florent Girardin, Matthias Fuchs, and Valentina Clergue
Chapter 21: Luxury Brand Hospitality Extensions: Development of a Strategic Framework
M. Deniz Dalman and Junhong Min
Chapter 22: Private Clubs as Luxury Services
Ohanès Missirilian and Nathalie O’Mahony
Chapter 23: Luxury Supply Chain
Alexandre Ferragu
Chapter 24: Financial Management in the Luxury Industry
Danny Younis
Chapter 25: From Prestige to Profit: Luxury Financial Management, Returns, and Valuation
 
Part 5: Luxury Identity and Cultural Construction of Meaning
Anne-Flore Maman Larraufie
Chapter 26: The Semiotics of Luxury Brands
J. P. Kuehlwein and Albert M. Muñiz, Jr.
Chapter 27: Luxury Brands as Socio-Cultural Constructions
Klaus Heine, Glyn Atwal, and Charles A. Lawry
Chapter 28: The Brand-Building Canvas: Capturing the Identity of Luxury Brands
Klaus Heine, Houssam Jedidi, and Oliver Heil
Chapter 29: Purpose as Prestige: How Luxury Brands Leverage Purpose-Driven Branding
Clara Lecerf, Benjamin Voyer, and Luca M. Visconti
Chapter 30: Compound Luxury Brand Authority: Expanding and Updating a Central Concept
Thomaï Serdari
Chapter 31: Poets and Amateurs: Luxury Branding through Cultural Innovation
Genesis Chong and Ian Phau
Chapter 32: Art Infusion in Luxury: Exploring Influences and Insights
 
Part 6: Strategic Levers for Luxury Brand Growth
Anne Michaut
Chapter 33: Strategic Foundations of Luxury Brands
Jean-Noël Kapferer, Oxana Lahbib, and Pierre Valette-Florence
Chapter 34: The Role of Price in Luxury
Eleonora Cattaneo
Chapter 35: Strategies for Luxury Brand Repositioning, Revival, and Relaunch
Paul Quencez and Michel Phan
Chapter 36: Luxury Brand Collaborations
David Dubois and Allison Hess
Chapter 37: Luxury Brand Extensions: A Review
Paurav Shukla, Veronica Rosendo-Rios, and Dina Khalifa
Chapter 38: Democratization of Luxury
Hannes Gurzki, Bettina Herz, and Christof Backhaus
Chapter 39: Winning in the Luxury Innovation Game: Mastering the Strategic Moves
 
Part 7: Digital Luxury Futures
Gwarlann de Kerviler
Chapter 40: The Use of Social Media Influencers for Luxury Branding
Zhiying Hou and Ian Phau
Chapter 41: Virtual Influencers and Streamers of Luxury: Embracing Innovation and Ethics in Tomorrow's Digital Marketplace
Mathilde Renda-Blanche
Chapter 42: Generative AI for Luxury Branding
Minjung Cho, Charles R. Taylor, and Eunju Ko
Chapter 43: The Role of Gamification in Luxury Branding in the Fashion Industry
Kyung Hoon Kim, Miyea Kim, and Qi Jiang
Chapter 44: Luxury Branding in the Metaverse
Hao Zhang and Shasha Zhan
Chapter 45: The Application of AI in Luxury Industry

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