There are strong psychological drivers underpinning the impulse to splurge hard-earned money online. There are also some simple ways to stop.
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What if lingering in a shop or restaurant is the last thing on your mind? COVID-19 is rewriting the rules of retail.
The coronavirus pandemic is shaking a system that was pretty wobbly already.
Most consumers in South Africa aren't able to fill up a trolley of groceries for their daily needs, let alone join the panic buying induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are addicted to consumption during these holidays, which leads to a massive amount of landfill waste. Giant retailers like Walmart could help the problem, but they haven't.
Why do certain toys create a frenzy? Turning raw materials into something that sparks kids’ imagination is no small endeavour.
Now in its tenth year in the UK, the great American post-Thanksgiving bonanza is starting to look like a turkey.
The ecological impact of buying from your sofa.
A retail expert explains why brick-and-mortar brands will continue to thrive in the age of e-commerce.
If Australia follows international trends and allows supermarkets to open pharmacies, what are the effects on neighbouring pharmacies? And when does running a business mean health care suffers?
There were 590,000 incidents of assaults and threats on shop workers in 2018.
On July 5, the online shopping powerhouse turns 25. A marketing professor looks back on how Amazon redefined retail for the world.
The success – and failure – of brands like Topshop and Burton has been in lockstep with the high street.
Supermarkets have been hit by multiple disruptions in the past couple of decades and they are struggling to survive.
Sainsbury's faces tough times ahead following the blocking of its merger with Asda.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
It's easy to scorn the gentrifying hipster stereotype, but many inner-city neighbourhoods benefit from the distinctive mix of businesses and activities they pursue. So why should the suburbs miss out?
There's a time cost and a risk of overspending for customers. For retailers, returns can be a massive headache.
Forget Brexit or online competition. Millennials are just not consuming with the same fervour as their mums and dads.
Dry cleaning isn't really dry – it uses chemical solvents. Perc, the most common option, has contaminated soil and groundwater and poses serious health risks, but safer choices are emerging.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Management, University of New England
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Adjunct professor, Monash University
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Industry fellow, Graduate School of Business, Deakin University
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Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management, University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Employee and Consumer Wellbeing; Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate professor of operations research, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
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Professor of Marketing; Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Texas A&M University
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Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow - The Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Retailing, School of Marketing, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
