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The trend reflects wealthier consumers benefiting the most while lower-income consumers are forced to tighten their purse strings.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Continental grocery giants Lidl took a majority stake in the squad in October last year, which has opened the budgetary purse strings for 2026.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These days, thanks to a desire to shop more sustainably, a pushback on the monoculture, and tightening purse strings due to the rising cost of living, estate sales are edging their way into the mainstream.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
Some rightfully argue that art has a few thousand more years of history, connoisseurship, and patronage, but there’s no question that cars have a hold on the imaginations and purse strings of would-be modern Medicis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Continental grocery giants Lidl took a majority stake in the squad in October last year, which has opened the budgetary purse strings for 2026.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These days, thanks to a desire to shop more sustainably, a pushback on the monoculture, and tightening purse strings due to the rising cost of living, estate sales are edging their way into the mainstream.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
Some rightfully argue that art has a few thousand more years of history, connoisseurship, and patronage, but there’s no question that cars have a hold on the imaginations and purse strings of would-be modern Medicis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Purse strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purse%20strings. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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