A retail expert explains why brick-and-mortar brands will continue to thrive in the age of e-commerce.
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As neighbourhoods lost their milk bars, they also lost a daily point of connection for locals. But all is not lost. In some areas, the humble corner store is making a comeback.
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.
Online distractions come at a considerable cost when you're out for groceries.
There's a time cost and a risk of overspending for customers. For retailers, returns can be a massive headache.
In the UK the equivalent of four million Christmas dinners are wasted every year.
For Victorian shop workers, Christmas could be a miserable time of long hours and low pay.
Many people become more forgiving of poor service if there are Christmas symbols around.
Most people consider themselves canny shoppers – but we're all human.
Getting into the Christmas spirit means buying stuff. But how much is too much?
The run up to Black Friday is often shrouded in secrecy, which makes buying things on the day a lot more frenetic.
Psychological ownership is that feeling that someone stole 'your' parking spot or nabbed the last sweater you had your eye on. We have a tendency to get territorial when we fell it's been violated.
Some can't wait to hit the ground running while others would rather endure a root canal. Certain characteristics help explain who is in which group.
Millions of Americans will be shopping for turkeys in the coming days. An economist suggests a few things to keep in mind as you hunt for the perfect bird for your feast.
Don't despair if, once you've gathered your shopping items, you're met by a single line that looks a mile long. Queuing theory suggests this is likely the fastest way to get you rung up and moving on.
UK mired by food 'deserts' and a crisis of loneliness – they should be tackled together.
Artificial intelligence can detect patterns in your shopping behaviour that can help retailers deliver better deals to you, and then suggest things you never even knew you wanted.
Buying reusable bags every time you shop is worse than just using plastic.
When young adults create and share online content focused on consumer products, it can trigger a social comparison process that results in feelings of inferiority and low self-esteem.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Director, Centre for Employee and Consumer Wellbeing; Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University
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Professor of Fashion Marketing, Nottingham Trent University
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer in Retail Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Marketing Science, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia
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Jay L. Zagorsky is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Boston University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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ARC Future Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Executive Director, the Centre for the Study of Choice (CenSoC), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Lecturer, Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University
