“Investors in luxury retail stocks have already benefited handsomely, maybe even enough to indulge in a few $25,000 Neiman Marcus cupcake cars. Since the market bottom last March, Nordstrom shares have zoomed higher by 246%, Coach ( COH – news – people ) is up 247% and Saks ( SKS – news – people ) has been a monster stock, gaining 395%. The consumer recovery is concentrated at the higher end, which benefits luxury retailers such as these.” – from Forbes