Financial Times Mentions First Insight | Lululemon vs Costco: The Fashion Copycat Fight
Once seen as embarrassing parsimony, buying knock-offs has become a fashion statement of its own. Egged on by hashtags, TikTok videos and media articles, customers are leaning into the fun of finding cheaper but still good alternatives, turning the search for dupes into a public treasure hunt.
Nearly half of US consumers surveyed by analytics firm First Insight said they had tried a product specifically because it was a “dupe”, and 70 per cent of shoppers who make more than $150,000 said they were more likely to try a dupe than other private label goods.
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