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Woolworths’ A$780 millon investment in new automated distribution centres is a sign of how much COVID-19 has changed the way we shop. It points what’s to come in the retail sector.
There are strong psychological drivers underpinning the impulse to splurge hard-earned money online. There are also some simple ways to stop.
To buy, or not to buy, that is the question many of us are currently wrestling with
China is re-inventing ways to make online shopping more fun, and it’s proving very successful indeed.
With home deliveries surging, more of the packages we receive may be vulnerable to ‘porch pirates.’ A criminal justice expert led a team to get a closer look at how these thieves operate.
The recent seizures of counterfeit testing kits by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the counterfeiters have begun to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis.
Innovation is integral to the success of Canadian retailers and encouraging consumers to shop in stores as well as online. The big strategic risk is not innovating and failing, but failing to innovate.
Delivery companies are constantly learning from past mistakes to better serve customers, but they neglect crucial energy, mobility and health issues.
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.
On July 5, the online shopping powerhouse turns 25. A marketing professor looks back on how Amazon redefined retail for the world.
Even Amazon can’t defy gravity forever.
Big W store closures signal deeper problems for the discount department store sector.
The AI behind retail websites has learnt the best strategy is to copy each other’s prices – and that can see them ‘collude’ to keep them high.
Dash Buttons have been ruled illegal under Germany’s consumer rights law. They might also contravene Australian consumer law.
There’s a time cost and a risk of overspending for customers. For retailers, returns can be a massive headache.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the biggest shopping season of the year. Thanks to online retail and mobile apps, online spending will only increase.
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 feel it’s been violated.
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.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Digital Marketing, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
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Professor of Comparative Literature, UCL
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Marketing and Product Innovation, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Subject Area Coordinator - Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University