{
  "id": 15156109,
  "title": "Luxury Shoppers Put Their Money Where Their Feet Are",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/luxury-shoppers-put-their-money-where-their-feet-are",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2026/luxury-shoppers-put-money-where-their-feet-are/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A banana-shaped heel is an unusual place to look for evidence of consumer spending discipline. But in luxury retail, financial restraint can apparently come with very adventurous footwear. There’s growing interest in eccentric designer shoes as shoppers seek alternatives to handbags costing more than $5,000, Vogue Business reported Oct. 6. Runway offerings include Prada’s revived […] The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}