Consumed Global Mar 19, 2014 global luxury retail e-commerce sharing economy shopping ... retail purchases, more than any other European nation, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Brazilians Flock to the US on Shopping Sprees Fed up with the exorbitant prices in Brazil, the result of high taxes and import duties, millions of young Brazilians are traveling to the US with empty suitcases to stock up on clothes, shoes, and other consumer goods sold more cheaply in the states. According to National Geographic, 2 million Brazilians came to the US in 2013, a 15% increase over 2012. To cater to ...