Proprietary Intelligence · Estd. by Lauren Oakes

Western
Market
Desk

The Leading Source for Western Consumer Intelligence

Proprietary observations, frameworks, interviews, predictions, and consumer research for brands, investors, hospitality groups, retailers, and developers seeking to understand the modern Western consumer.

$84B
Identified Western luxury spend
14.2%
Equestrian HNW CAGR
$2,184
Avg ADR · ranch resorts
5.2x
Heritage conversion ratio
WCI/LUX187.4+2.41%
EQ-PART14.2+0.18%
RANCH-ADR2,184+0.84%
HERITAGE5.2x+0.06x
BOOT-AVG$1,412+1.12%
SUB-RTRN41%+0.42%
CROSS-IDX92.0+1.10%
INTL-MIX24%+0.38%
WCI/LUX187.4+2.41%
EQ-PART14.2+0.18%
RANCH-ADR2,184+0.84%
HERITAGE5.2x+0.06x
BOOT-AVG$1,412+1.12%
SUB-RTRN41%+0.42%
CROSS-IDX92.0+1.10%
INTL-MIX24%+0.38%

The Platform

A private terminal for the Western consumer economy.

Live Signals

The Western consumer is moving. We track every shift.

Five-year compound growth in equestrian participation among HNW households. Heritage brand conversion rates outpacing performance-led challengers by a factor of five. Suburban returners redrawing the spending map quarter over quarter.

WCI/LUX · Western Luxury Index+12.4% YoY
187.4
Composite · 12-month
Apparel
+18.2%
Equestrian
+22.4%
Hospitality
+14.7%

Mandate

“The Western consumer is the most consequential, least understood luxury demographic in North America. This platform exists to change that — for the operators ready to move first.”

— Lauren Oakes, Founder

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Western Market Desk

The leading source for Western Consumer Intelligence. Proprietary observations, frameworks, interviews, predictions, and consumer research.

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