From the Cornell University press release via EurekAlert!: Skipping meals can sabotage your shopping – and your diet, according to a new Cornell study. Even short term food deprivation not… Read more »
From the Journal of Consumer Research press release via ScienceDaily: Sellers mostly focus on the desirability of a product when setting prices. Buyers, however, focus evenly on the product itself… Read more »
From the Journal of Consumer Research press release via AlphaGalileo: In a competitive context, consumers are willing to pay significantly more to win when other bidders are unknown, according to… Read more »
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via Physorg: A skilful negotiator can save a lot of money when shopping in his favourite store. This was found out by researchers at… Read more »
From the University of Delaware press release via ScienceDaily: A young woman in Tokyo pays 243,000 Yen for a Louis Vuitton suitcase emblazoned with the company’s iconic monogram. A continent… Read more »
From the University of Michigan Ross School of Business press release via HealthCanal: Retail therapy is often lamented as wasteful and irresponsible, but new research from the University of Michigan… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Conservatives and liberals don’t just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some retailers, such as Apple’s iTunes, are known for using uniform pricing in an effort to simplify consumers’ choices and perhaps increase… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Materialistic consumers may derive more pleasure from desiring products than they do from actually owning them, and are willing… Read more »
From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when… Read more »
