Tag: shopping

Researchers look at what it means to be a picky shopper

From the Penn State press release: There are hard-to-please customers in almost every industry, with certain people being picky about which clothes, houses and even romantic partners they will consider…. Read more »

Study suggests anchoring biases decisions involving sight, sound, and touch

From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute press release: Numeric anchoring is a long-established technique of marketing communication. Once a price is mentioned, that number serves as the basis for — or… Read more »

Study suggests visual attention can be strongly influenced during shopping with very simple interventions

From the University of Innsbruck press release: Unplanned purchases are an important profit source for retailers. Because looking at products is always the first step in making a purchase decision,… Read more »

Study suggests consumers value difficult decisions over easy choices

From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute press release: Let’s say you want to purchase a camera, and you’re comparing two different advertisements. In one, the font, colors, and layout make the… Read more »

Study suggests scarcity reduces consumers’ concerns about prices, even during a pandemic

From the Indiana University press release: During the current pandemic, panicked overbuying of products such as toilet paper, cleaning products and similar items often has led to limited options for… Read more »

Study suggests consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

From the University of British Columbia press release: Weather is an ever-present force in consumers’ daily lives, yet there is little marketing research on how it affects consumers and businesses…. Read more »

Study suggests highlighting product greenness may put consumers off buying

From the University of East Anglia press release: New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers… Read more »